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Should women get the vote? |
Should get the vote: •Britain isn't a true democracy until women have the vote. •Voting is a right to which women are entitled •Women are capable of being involved in politics •Look at what is happening in other countries e.g new Zealand, Australia, USA and Isle of Man had women's votes.
Shouldn't get the vote: •Women do not fight to defend their country. •It's dangerous to change a system that works •Most women don't want the vote •Women and Men have 'separate spheres'. |
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Suffragettes |
WSPU- women's social and political union. •Leader was Emmeline Pankhurst •Formed the WSPU as they were impatient with peaceful protesting methods. •Pankhurst's were non-democratic. •They used violent methods to protest •Men were not allowed to join •Mainly middle and upper class women •Founded in 1903. |
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Suffragists |
NUWSS- national union of women's suffrage societies. •Were around since 1866. •Used peaceful protesting methods e.g. campaigns, lectures and petitions. •Leader of NUWSS was Millicent Fawcett. •Had 400 branches by 1914 and had over 100,000 members. •Was democratic and elected their leaders. •Men were able to join. |
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Main events 1906-1914 |
1906: WSPU protest in parliament and are arrested. Liberal Bannerman becomes PM and supports women's votes despite his cabinet opposing. 1907: NUWSS organise a procession of 3000 women. "Mud March" 1908: Suffragettes and Suffragists split. Both groups organise a protest in London which turns violent leading to window smashing in downing Street. Herbert Asquith elected PM easier against women's votes. 1909: WSPU members sent to prison. Start hunger strikes in prison. 1910: WSPU call off violent protests. Asquith agrees to work with them, producing a conciliation bill giving women the vote. Asquith stalls the bill resulting in protests. "Black Friday" protest commences with women being physically and sexually assaulted by police officers. 1911: WSPU call another truce in hopes the conciliation bill will be passed. It's dropped and a new bill is passed which gives more votes to men. 1912: WSPU smash windows leading to arrests creating mass hunger strikes in prison. Christabel Pankhurst flees to Paris. 1913: Violence increases- bombed Lloyd George's home, burnt down buildings, burnt turf of golf courses etc. Government introduced cat and mouse act (women arrested, go on hunger strike, released from prison, recover, rearrested). Emily Davidson kills herself on the King's horse. NUWSS attempt to win back public opinion(women's pilgrimages walk to London and raised thousands on the way) 1914: WSPU escalated. Public turn against suffragettes completely. WW1 starts and all efforts for female suffrage stops. |
