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The Suffragettes - Flip Cards
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- 1Emmeline PankhurstLeader of WSPU
- 2Millicent FawcettLeader of NUWSS
- 3WSPUViolent, 'Sufragettes'
- 4NUWSSPeaceful, 'Suffragists'
- 5Herbert AsquithPrime Minister against the suffragettes
- 6Hunger StrikeThe suffragettes would refuse to eat in prison, therefore being force fed.
- 7MartyrSomebody who has died for what they believe in
- 8Conciliation BillA proposed law that would have given women the vote
- 9Leaflets, Meetings, LettersNUWSS
- 10Aggression, Violence, Anger.WSPU
- 11Emily DavisonKilled by a horse in the 1913 Derby in protest of women's votes, became a martyr.
- 12Cat and Mouse ActThe suffragettes would be thrown into prison and would refuse to eat, the police released them so they couldn't become ill, then rearrested them.
- 13Black Friday (November 1910)A protest against the objection of the Conciliation Bill, police clashed with the Suffragettes and many were treated badly.
- 14Representation of the People ActAct set up in 1918, allowed women over 30 to vote - this was because they would be married and under the influence of their husband.
- 15Winston ChurchillSupported them at first, once they became violent he opposed them.
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