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28 Cards in this Set
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State of upper-class women before 1890
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educated at home by a governess to make good wives and mothers - music, singing and drawing - long dresses - small waists - starve to wear corsets - rape and beatings on women was allowed - women couldn't file divorce - couldn't vote.
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State of middle class women before 1890
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like upper class except - dresses were less tight - could do sport - educated in schools but no uni allowed - could do women's jobs like nurses/cleaners/stay at home jobs - more freedom.
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State of working class women before 1890
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1880 on wards the aged 5-10 had to go to school - 97% of children could read/write in 19th century - 1910 women got jobs but payed less than men's - all jobs showed off their femininity.
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Similarities between working class, middle class and upper class women
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No divorce was allowed - no political values - no equal rights with men.
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Which year did women become more accepted and which new job opportunities were given?
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1900.
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Arguments for women getting the vote
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Britain could become democratic - women equality - stops stereotypes - Britain was behind most countries because most countries allowed it - improve immoral behaviour by men - political values for women - women pay taxes.
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Arguments against women getting the vote
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most women didn't want the vote - it can be dangerous to change the system - men and women live in different spheres - women didn't fight in war - women were represented by their husbands.
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What happened in 1918?
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Women over 30 were given the same political rights as men. But this change was not just a result of war - women had been campaigning for decades to be given the right to vote.
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Suffragists
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Apart of the NUWSS. Formed in 1897 and led by Millicent Fawcett. The group was made up of mainly middle-class women and they campaigned peacefully.
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Suffragettes
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WSPU. Formed in 1903 and led by Emmeline Pankhurst. Middle class. heckled politicians, held marches, members chained to railings, broke windows, set fire to buildings, threw bombs and went on hunger strike when they were sent to prison.
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Who is Emily Davidson?
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Emily Davidson is a suffragette who is thought to have ran out in front of the king's horse during the Derby of 1913 and was killed to make a point and create commotion; similarly with jumping off the gallery.
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Who believed in 'one big tragedy may save others' and their motto was 'deeds not words'?
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The Suffragettes.
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What was the media's reaction to the suffragettes?
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against the idea of women having the vote - reported events in a biased way - called women lunatics.
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What was the governments reaction to the suffragettes?
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tried to restrict the women - ordered the police to get more violent with them - against women's rights - weren't happy because of the suffragettes violent attacks.
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What was the suffragists reaction to the suffragettes?
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They were strongly against violence, therefore against the suffragettes - refused to help the cause.
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What was the general public's reaction to the suffragettes?
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most men didn't support them, however some did - most men supported them if their wives were involved with them.
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What happened to the men's jobs when they went off to war?
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Women filled in the gaps for them which brought more equality - police women, metal and chemical work, restaurant work, transport, timber, cleaners, road layers, government etc.
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1906 - after their landslide victory, the Liberals failed to introduce Votes for Women despite many Liberal MP's supporting the idea. What did the suffragettes do?
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Made a newspaper to spread the world about the sexism commencing.
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1908 - WSPU banned from public meetings, group activities and legal protests. What did the suffragettes do?
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Chained themselves to buildings they were banned from such as court rooms and Liberal meeting places. Also smashed windows.
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1910 - Women's Votes Bill (Conciliation Bill) was passed by house of commons but is banished as law by Asquith (PM). What did the suffragettes do?
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Went on hunger strikes when jailed, stormed into parliament and vandalised to promote themselves.
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1912 - Cat and Mouse Act. Hunger striking prisoners were released if their heath was dangerous so that the prison wouldn't have to deal with it after force-feeding. Rearrested as soon as they recover. What did the suffragettes do?
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They fire-bombed buildings and Mary Leigh (a suffragette) threw an axe at Asquith's head.
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How did the suffragists go about trying to achieve votes for women?
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Went on pilgrimage's - organised rallies - petitions - over 500 branches nationwide - newspapers - democratic - allowed men into their organisation - they were seen as intelligent, polite and law-abiding.
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By 1914, how many members did the suffragists have?
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100,000.
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Who took over Asquith as PM and in what year?
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David Lloyd George in 1916. He was more sympathetic towards the idea of votes for women.
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What did Sylvia Pankhurst (a suffragette) do?
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Took a delegation of working class women to lobby Prime Minister Asquith and proved that the working class were intelligent enough to vote.
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In which year were women over 30 awarded the vote?
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1918.
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When did women over 21 get the vote?
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1928.
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Did war gain women equality?
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Men over the age of 21 got to vote so the war did not bring women equality. However, women were greatly appreciated for the work they did whilst the men were fighting in war.
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