Suffragists + Suffragettes Key Info Flashcards
What was the full name of the suffragists?
NUWSS- National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies
What was the full name of the suffragettes?
WSPU- Women’s Social and Political Union
When were the suffragists founded?
1866
When we’re the suffragettes founded?
1905
Who founded the suffragists?
Millicent Fawcett
Who founded the suffragettes?
Emmeline Pankhurst
Which types of women supported the suffragists?
Middle Class Women
Which types of women supported the suffragettes?
Women who wanted equality with men.
Methods used by suffragists
petitions, a president which made decisions and made demonstrations
Methods used by suffragettes
Hitting, spitting and hunger strikes
Suffragist Successes by 1914
They had elected a president and had over 100000 members.
Suffragette Successes by 1914
So many people cared for them and 2000 women waited outside prison for Emmeline when she got let out.
Failures of them
They still didn’t have the vote.