history,y9 - women's suffrage

topic one

16th august, 1819

when was peter loo massacre

citizens v magistrates

who fought who in the peter loo massacre

60,000

how many citizens were in the peter loo massacre

Henry hunt

who led the citizens in the peter loo massacre

where did the peter loo massacre take place

st. peter’s fields, manchester

the citizens wanted voting rights

why did the fight happen

because they thought it would lead to a rebellion

why did the magistrates fight back in the peter loo massacre

when did women get the vote

1928

what does WSPU stand for

women’s social and political union

they used more peaceful actions to get the vote

who were the suffragists

who were the suffragettes

they used more violent methods to get the vote

Millicent fawcett

who led the suffragists

emmeline pankhurst

who led the suffragettes

she found a loophole in the law saying that certain women could vote

what did Lydia Becker do

property owners and rate payers

what type of women could vote according the the loophole Lydia Becker found?

dumb and shallow

how were women portrayed in the 19th century

1913

when did Epsom derby take place

Emily Davison tried to jump onto a horse to raise awareness for women’s sufferage

what happened at Epsom derby

1903

when did emmaline Pankhurst found wspu

national union of women’s suffrage

what does NUWSS stand for

window breaking, hunger strikes, bombs

what forms of protest did the wspu do

petitions, leaflets, letters

what forms of protest did the nuwss do

1865

when was the first woman doctor qualified

1857

when did the matrimonial causes act happen

states that a woman can divorce her husband if he beats her or commits adultery

what was the matrimonial causes act

when did the married woman’s property act get passed

1882

what was the married woman;s property act

states that married women can have their own property and can keep their wages

when did women stop being listed as possessions of their husbands

1884

1907

when were women ratepayers allowed to vote in general elections

6th feb 1918

when did the representation of the people act get passed

gave women over 30 who owned property or were married to a man with property the vote

what was the representation of the people act

1928

when did the equal franchise act get passed

what was the law that gave all women the vote

the Equal Franchise Act

1914

when did ww1 begin

when did ww1 end

1918

women's army auxiliary corps

what does WAAC stand for

Voluntary aid detachment

what does VAD stand for

when did women begin campaigning for the vote

1832

who set up the Manchester Society for women’s suffrage in 1867

Millicent fawcett

deeds not words

what was the slogan of the suffragettes

hunger strikes

what did the suffragettes do in prison to continue their protests

Emily Davison

which suffragette was fatally wounded when she stepped in front of the kings horse at the 1913 Epsom derby

what did the suffragettes and suffragists do when war broke out

they stopped protests and helped the war effort

the men who usually worked those jobs were away fighting

why did so many ore women need to work during ww1

1918

in which year was the first law to give women the right to vote passed?