SUFFRAGETTES Flashcards
(9 cards)
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the married womens property act
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1870
3
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NUWSS
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1897
- by millicent fawcett
- non violent - leaflets and rallies
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WSPU
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1903
- emmeline pankhurst
- deeds not words
* cristabel pankhutst and annie arrested 1905
5
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what did the WSPU
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- stone throwing in 1920
- emily davision threw herself infont of the horse in 1913
- cat and mouse act
- prisoners temporary discharge for ill health
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opposition
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queen vicotria, florence nightingale
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first qorld war
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- womn work and help
- representation of people in 1918 = women 30+ could vote if they had a property
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impacts of representation
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- universal suffrage (chartistis met)
- women who were middle class and 30+ could vote
- 1928 women go equality
9
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later impacts
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divorce ct - 1969
equal pay 1970 (women 15% less than men)
sex discrimination act 1975
1979 margret thatcher
