Voting In The 1820s Flashcards
Arguments for women having the vote pre-major protests:
Women pay the same amount of tax as men,
Other countries like New Zealand allowed women to vote,
Uneducated working men could vote,
They could vote in local elections since 1888, but not national ones.
Arguments against women having the vote pre-major protests:
Women spent their time at home and men spent theirs at work, if women worked, the home would have been neglected,
They didn’t fight for their country,
Their views were represented by their husbands,
They were too emotional to be trusted with a vote.
How many women were members of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Socieities by 1900?
50,000
When did the Suffragettes come about?
1905
Who led the Suffragettes?
Emmeline Pankurst and her daughters, Christabel and Sylvia.
What was the Suffragettes motto?
‘Deeds not words’
What did the Suffragaettes do to protest.
Disrupted political meetings, chained themselves to Downing Street rails, threw eggs and flour at politicians, smashed Parliament’s windows with stones, set fire to Churches and railway stations, attacks MPs on their way to work.
What did the Suffragettes’ protests result in?
Arrest and a fine, which they refused to pay, so they were jailed. They refused prison food and went on a hunger strike. The government decided on having the prison forcefeed them, this made the front pages of newspapers.
Jobs that women took over while the men were at war:
Police, bus drivers, farmers, mechanics etc.
(Menial labour)
+Packages/supplies & weapons for the army.
When did Parliament change the voting laws and what did they do?
- They gave women over 30 the right to vote.
When did all women over 21 get the right to vote.
1928
What happened in 1903?
Emmeline Pankhurst and her 3 daughters, Christabel, Sylvia and Adela formed the Women’s Social and Political Union. They began to pressure the government through militant protests.
What happened in 1964?
A Conservative candidate stood for election in Smethwick, West Midlands with an extremely racist slogan.
What was the National Front’s slogan from 1967?
‘Britain for the British’
