Suffragettes/Suffragists In WW1 Flashcards
How did they act in the war?
Most stopped campaigning and got behind the war effort
What did they give to conscientious objectors?
White feathers
What did they rename their newspaper to?
Britannia
What did they rename the WSPU to?
Women’s party
Who carried on campaigning?
Sylvia Pankhurst and a few others
Who was opposed to conscription and didn’t give out white feather?
Millicent Fawcett
How did they encourage women to work in the war?
They set up training schools
What did they encourage women to do?
Go to the warfront and serve as doctors + nurses
What did they still remain doing?
- still held meetings
- still got women to sign petitions
Why did a lot of people fell the voting system was old fashioned in the war years?
A lot of working class were dying + fighting in war but they didn’t have the vote
When did men lose their right to vote?
If they were away for over 1 year
When did MPs vote on it and what was the result?
- It was a resounding victory, 385 vs 55
When did it become law?
6th February 1918
What changed in the new Law?
- only women over 30 got the vote
- men over 21
- women over 30 were allowed to be MPs
Out of the 21 million voters, how many were women?
8 million
