Votes For Women Flashcards
(50 cards)
What does suffrage mean
The right to vote
What is a suffragette
A woman who wanted the vote
Who did women want the vote to be equal to
Men
What were the name of the tactics they used
Militant
What 3 things were attitude toward females
Women’s money legally belonged to men
They were known as children, not adults
They had limited personal freedom
What was preferred, large or small families
Large families
Why were large families encouraged
To limit a woman’s lifestyle choices as they were expected to work until they had children, not any later or earlier
What class of women were not allowed to work
Upper and middle class
Why were upper and middle class women not allowed to work
They were not expected to earn their own living
How did upper and middle class women get their money if they weren’t allowed to work
Their husbands
What were 5 careers women could not do
Doctors
Engineers
Architects
Accountants
Bankers
What were the 3 main things thought to have been inside a woman’s mind
Babies
Marriage
Clothes
What were 2 reasons women wanted the vote
Society feels women showed limited potential
The law favoured men
What were 2 ways how the law favoured men
Men legally owned children
Men controlled women’s money
What does the NUWSS stand for
National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies
What does the WSPU stand for
The Women’s Social and Political Union
What is the difference between suffragists and suffragettes
Suffragists used peaceful methods such as lobbying, the suffragettes weren’t afraid to employ militant tactics.
What is lobbying
trying to persuade a politician or public figure to support a campaign on a particular issue
Where the NUWSS suffragists or suffragettes
Suffragists
Were the WSPU suffragists or suffragettes
Suffragettes
Did the NUWSS use peaceful or militant tactics
Peaceful tactics
Did the WSPU use peaceful or militant tactics
Both
When was the WSPU set up
1903
Who set up the WSPU
Emmeline Pankhurst
