Suffragettes Flashcards
(14 cards)
What does suffrage mean?
The right to vote.
What does tactic mean?
A method used to achieve an aim.
What does equality mean?
Having equal rights and opportunities.
What was the cat and mouse act?
The law that allowed police to release suffragettes who went on hunger strike in prison but then re-arrest and imprison them weeks later.
How many siblings did Constance Maynard have?
Three sisters and two brothers.
What was Constance Maynard the first woman to do?
She was the first woman to study the moral sciences.
In 1907 Millicent Faucett became the president of the what…..?
National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)
Was Millicent Fawcett a Suffragette or a Suffragist?
Suffragist.
What does WSPU stand for?
Women’s Social and Political Union.
Who started the WSPU in 1858?
Emmiline Pankhurst.
What tactics did the suffragists use?
Petitions
Writing letters to the government
Protesting
Public demonstrations
What tactics did the suffragettes use?
Chaining themselves to rails
Hunger strike
Arson
Bombing
Heckling
Interrupting meetings
Spat at police
Broke windows
Put acid in mail boxes
Slashed paintings
Do you think Emily Wilding Davison’s death at the Epsom Derby was accidental?
Yes because when the police investigated the case they found a return railway ticket and before the race Emily and her sister had planned a holiday. Taking a closer look at the video of her death we can see that Emily was holding up a banner with the colours green, white and purple (the colours of the suffragettes).
What was the Kings horse called?
Anmer.
