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Suffragettes main people and what they did
late 1800s Protest was for women's rights, mainly to vote |
Emiline Pankhurst- WSPU, she tied herself to railings of downing street, led the Suffragettes.
Silvia Pankhurst- WSPU, lead the Suffragettes. Emily Davidson- threw herself infront of a horse at the races. WSPU NUWSS- Suffragists sent out leaflets Millican Forsit |
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Key dates of the Suffragettes
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1907- police blocked a march on parliament
1908- liberals elected a new leader April- Asquith told the suffragists and suffragettes it was up to them to prove that there was support 21st june- half a million women marched to hyde park on 'womens sunday' 1909- the NUWSSfelt that violence and militant tactics were too much 1913- cat and mouse act 1914- war broke out, women helped out war showing they weren't all violent, laws were passed, women had to be 30 to vote. |
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Suffragette and Suffragists tactics
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Suffragettes- moved their offices to london, meetings, marches, demonstrations, posters, published newspapers, tax resistance, no-one listened, led to violence, ran infront of horses, set buildings on fire, poured acid on golf courses, violent acts caused volence and destructive outbreaks, when arrested and jailed they went on hunger striked which led to force feeding.
Suffragists- leaflets, peaceful protests. |
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Media and Government
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Media- said the Emily Davidson infront of a horse event was thrilling in newspapers rather than a tragedy, portrayed them as violent and extreme
Government- had jail and the media on their side |
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General strike was the TIA (Triple Industrial Alliance), included miners, railway and transport
1920s |
led by A.J Cook, "not a penny off our pay, not a minute on our day"- miners.
J H Thomas wouldn't protest (railway leader) Stanley Baldwin and Winston Churchill 9 day protest in 1925- stopped buses and trains running, some buses attacked, pickets at london docks, constables protected convoys. |
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Outcomes and planning
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outcomes: Black friday, Red friday, Samuel commission- should accept pay and hours, British Gazette was churchill's newspaper on Gov side, British workers was on miner's side, Britain kept working (why it failed)
planning: 9month subsidy giving Gov time to prepare, volunteers worked and went to churches holding meetings. |
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Miners strike in 1984
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Led by Aurthur Scargill who was a bad leader, caused by the closure of Cortonwood colliery and others.
Fly pickets, Mass pickets, Intimidation of scabs Scargill made them strike but held a regional ballot, women helped strikers, TUC hated scargill but offered support |
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Outcomes and Planning
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Gov stockpiled coal, said strike is illegal as there was no national ballot, gave 'scabs' christmas bonus
people were taken to court NUM membership dropped Failed, Thatcher gained more power and control she said she 'tamed the unions' sun and daily mail |
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Poll tax protests 1990s
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Everyone took part in the riots, kenny macaskill led one of the protest groups
mass riots, most famous riot was trafalgar square police caused aggrivation by putting public into small corners 18 million didnt pay tax anti poll tax unions made posters, t-shirts and badges the sun, daily mail and sunday people portayed violence of riots Thatcher resigned replaced by john major, he replaced poll tax with council tax in april 1993 |
