higher history - Britain 1850-1951

When did women OVER 30 in Britain get the vote?

1918

When women OVER 30 gained the vote in 1918, what did they need to be in order to get it?

Householders, wives of house holders or a university graduate

When did women over 21 get the vote in Britain?

1928

When did rape within a marriage become illegal?

1991

When was the equal pay act passed?

1970

In the nineteenth century, what were women being excluded from?

Employment

in the nineteenth century, what were women not allowed to do?

Vote in parliamentary elections

In the nineteenth century, what two of women’s belongings were given to her husband after marriage?

Property & income

What were 4 reasons for GIVING women the vote?

• women pay taxes

• women are equal before god

• other countries have given women the vote

• Women already have the vote in local elections

What are 4 reasons for NOT giving women the vote?

• women don’t fight in wars

• most women were to ignorant towards politics to use their vote properly

• Women are supposed to be at home, going out into the rough world of politics will change her caring nature

• many women do not want the vote, and would not use it if they got it

what are 3 factors which increased political equality for women by 1928?

• Changing attitudes to women in society

• Women’s suffrage campaigns

• The example from other countries

What did the industrial Revolution help women get?

Full-Time Employment

What did Full time employment help women do?

Meet in organised groups to discuss politics and social issues

When did organised campaigns for women’s suffrage begin?

1866

Who proposed an amendment that would have given women the vote?

John Stuart Mill

What was the result of that vote?

It was rejected by 194 votes to 73

What affect did world war one have on women’s suffrage?

It scaled it back

who was the main women who organised the British suffrage movements?

Emmeline Pankhurst

What did the SUFFRAGISTS do/who were they?

A peaceful National organisation who campaigned for women’s rights and for women to get the vote

What did the SUFFRAGETTES do/who were they?

A National organisation who took a violent approach for women’s rights and for women to get the vote

What did the suffragists do?

• Wrote pamphlets/leaflets

• Held meetings

• Gathered petitions

• Wrote letters to MPs

What did the Suffragettes do?

• Threw rocks through parliaments windows

• Set Gold clubs on Fire