women and the vote

Question 1

introduction - context

Answer 1

during the 19th century women were not equal to men in a social or political setting. women were viewed as not important enough to vote however changes developed in the late 19th century and early 20th century to change this.

Question 2

introduction - line of arguement

Answer 2

…. was an important factor however …. was the most important factor in women receiving the vote.

Question 3

introduction - factors

Answer 3

other factors that led to women receiving sufferage in the 20th century were womens effort in ww1, the sufferagettes, the sufferagists education and law and influence of other countries

Question 4

sufferagettes introduction

Answer 4

the sufferagette campaigns were a factor in women receiving the vote in 1918

Question 5

sufferagette KU 1

Answer 5

some methods they used to spread awareness were smashing windows, pouring acid in letterboxes, arson attacks and sending letter bombs to mps

Question 6

sufferagettes A 1

Answer 6

this helped women gain the vote in 1918 as it helped the sufferagettes suceed at their aim of publicity making national headlines regularly and were discussed in parliament.

Question 7

sufferagettes KU 2

Answer 7

in the early 20th century marion dunlop started a hunger strike campaign in prison designed to embarrass the government.

Question 8

sufferagettes A 2

Answer 8

hunger strikers were violently force fed by doctors gaining massive publicity for the cause of womens sufferage. this also led to the public feeling sorry for the women and gained sympathy for the cause of women’s suffrage.

Question 9

sufferagettes CA 2

Answer 9

however many historians believe that this campaign had a negative impact on women receiving the vote as it showed women as not fit to look after themselves so therefore not fit to vote.

Question 10

sufferagettes E

Answer 10

in evaluation it can be argued that the sufferagettes campaigns were a factor in women receiving sufferage as it forced the government to take action. for example the cat and mouse act was passed in the early 20th century to allow hunger strikers out of prison temporarily to allow their health to improve. however campaigns of the sufferagists also gained the support of the public and some mps for the vote.

Question 11

sufferagists introduction

Answer 11

the sufferagists also campaigned for womens right to vote

Question 12

sufferagists KU 1

Answer 12

sufferagists believed in peaceful tactics to win the vote for women. they campaigned using meetings, pamphlets and petitions.

Question 13

sufferagists A 1

Answer 13

this helped women gain the vote as they impressed many people male and female including politicians. it showed they were intelligent capable and mature.

Question 14

sufferagists CA 1

Answer 14

however many historians claim that the sufferagists campaign was slow moving and failed to turn the heads of the anti-sufferage politicians and they were never able to gain the same publicity of the sufferagettes.

Question 15

sufferagists E

Answer 15

in evaluation the suffragists campaign was of some importance to women gaining the vote in 1918 because membership was around 50,000 by 1914 however pre war changes such as the increased status of women in society was also of importance in women gaining suffrage.

Question 16

education and law introduction

Answer 16

towards the end of the 19th century things were improving for women in terms of law and gaining more opportunities.

Question 17

education and law KU 1

Answer 17

in the late 19th century universal primary education became compulsory for boys and girls and later became free so there was no longer a good reason to not educate girls.

Question 18

education and law A 1

Answer 18

this helped women gain the vote as it showed the public there was nothing to fear in giving women the right to vote. it reduced the suspicion that women were too dumb and immature for politics.

Question 19

education and law CA

Answer 19

however even though women were making progress they were still expected to leave their jobs if they were married.

Question 20

education and law E

Answer 20

upon evaluation it can be argued that pre war education and law changes were important in women gaining suffrage as it opened up higher status career opportunities for women like nursing and teaching. on the other hand war work was more important as war effort of women as this proved how capable women were.

Question 21

foireign influence intro

Answer 21

foreign influence also impacted the governments decision of woman’s suffrage l.

Question 22

foreign influence KU 1

Answer 22

around 1/4 of the world was part of the british empire however more democratic countries like new Zealand in the late 19rh century had granted women the vote much earlier.

Question 23

foireign influence A 1

Answer 23

this helped women get the vote as the fact that women had been given sufferage in countries like new zealand added pressure to the british government to do the same.

Question 24

foireign influence CA

Answer 24

however it was likely that in times of war britains politicians were far more focused on that than the sufferage of other countries.

Question 25

foireign influence E

Answer 25

therefore upon evaluation foreign influence was a factor of low importance in helping women gain the vote because no evidence icings to say that foireign influence played a part in the governments decision to give women the vote. it can be argued that war work was more important as it was said that women were given sufferage for helping in the war efforts.

Question 26

war effort introduction

Answer 26

the nost important reason for women gaining suffrage in 1918 was due to their war work.

Question 27

war work KU 1

Answer 27

womens war work was important in britains ability to fight the enemy in the war as women stepped into the gaps when around 3 million men were drafted to war. women worked in a variety of jobs such as farming, ammunition factories and government positions.

Question 28

war work A 1

Answer 28

this helped women gain the vote as it showed the public and politicians they were capable of working and running a household.

Question 29

war work KU

Answer 29

women also worked in munitions factories. over 800,000 worked in munitions.

Question 30

war work A 2

Answer 30

this also helped women gain the vote as it showed the government they were willing to do dangerous jobs to help defend the country. politicians saw this as women taking a positive role in society.

Question 31

war work CA

Answer 31

however the war was only a catalyst to changing mps views on womens sufferage.

Question 32

war work evaluation

Answer 32

upon evaluation war work was a very important factor as the patriotic attutude of women impressed the public ploliticians and the press who praised their efforts. however it can also be argued that the campaigns of the sufferagettes were also important in helping sufferage because their protests drew attention.

Question 33

conclusion

Answer 33

in conclusion there were many important factors but the most important was womens war effort. the sufferagette campaign gained publicity and sympathy for women trying so much to gain the vote. the sufferagists campaign also gained support of mps prior to war. similarly womens advance in education and law proves they were intellegent and capable of voting. foireign influence showed that womens sufferage could be successful as it was in other countries and britain didn’t want to fall behind. the most important factor was womens war effort because women proved they were responsible and capable of doing male jobs. and the patriotic attitudes of women impressed the public politicians and the press who praised them for their patriotic efforts.