Suffragettes

Question 1

Who were the suffragists? (4)

Answer 1

• Formed in 1897.
• Campaigned for women’s rights to vote.
• Men didn’t take them seriously.
• Held meetings and made posters.

Question 2

Who were the suffragettes?

Answer 2

Led by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters and used millitant tactics to fight for women’s rights.

Question 3

What did the suffragettes do? (6)

Answer 3

• Chained themselves to railings in Downing Street.
• Disrupted political meetings.
• Pelted politicians with eggs and flower.
• Smashed Parliament’s windows with stones.
• Set fire to churches and railway stations.
• Poured acid on golf courses.

Question 4

What happened to the suffragettes when getting arrested? (3)

Answer 4

• They refused fines and did hunger strikes in prison.
• Police set them free and arrested them when they were well again.
• Police began to force feed them.

Question 5

What war work did the suffragettes do? (2)

Answer 5

• Stopped campaigning and asked their supporters to help the war effort instead.
• The more men who left work to become soldiers, the more jobs women had to fill in.

Question 6

What happened when women won the vote? (4)

Answer 6

• In 1918 women warned right to vote over age of 30.
• Men had to be over 21.
• Women had to own land or be married to a man who did to vote.
• In 1928 Parliament reduced voting age of women to 21, regardless if they were married or owned land.

Question 7

How did Emily Davison die?

Answer 7

She ran in front of the king’s horse at the races either to raise publicity or to grab something off the horse.

Question 8

What are the reasons Emily Davison’s death could have been an accident? (3)

Answer 8

• Her friend said she would never kill herself without writing to her mother first.
• Official police report stated she had a return railway ticket.
• Footage shows her stop in front of the horse to grab something.

Question 9

What are the reasons Emily Davison’s death could have been a political martyr? (7)

Answer 9

• Prison record shows she was a militant suffragette, with 5 records over 3 years.
• Clear that she planned to do something in Derby.
• Eyewitness saw Emily deliberately stop in front of the horse when she saw it coming.
• Black and white film also saw her stop in front of horse.
• She had 2 suffragette flags sewn into her coat.
• Knew she was going to get arrested and wrote to someone.
• Tried to kill herself 3 times in prison but just went unconscious. Threw herself off staircase and railing.

Question 10

Why did some women win the vote in 1914? (7)

Answer 10

• Women supported the war effort.
• Some MPs didn’t want suffragettes to restart campaigns so allowed suffrage.
• The suffragette movement. Women put suffrage in political agenda.
• Key leaders like Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters were high profilers.
• Some men played part in militant suffrage.
• Government eventually supported a bill in Parliament to grant women right to vote.
• Suffragists were first group to campaign for women suffrage.

Question 11

What year did the bill get passed that allowed women the right to vote?

Answer 11

1918.