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Suffragettes and Suffragists
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- 1What was the formal name of the Suffragists?NUWSS
The National Women's Suffrage
Society - 2Who led the Suffragists?Millicent Fawcett
(Married to Henry Fawcett, a Liberal MP) - 3Date the Suffragists were formed?1897
- 4What was the class of the Suffragists?They were usually middle or upper class
(They had the education and time to organise political campaigns) - 5What were the Suffragists aims?To win votes for women using non-violence (legally)
- 6How did the Suffragists try to win womens' suffrage?-Encouraging males to join the campaign and thus win MP's votes
-Public speaking, pamphlets and newspapers
-Supporting MPs who were in favour of them - 7What was the formal name of the Suffragettes?WSPU
Women's Social and Political Union - 8Who led the Suffragettes?Emmeline Pankhurst
(A leading member of the Manchester NUWSS branch) - 9Date the Suffragettes were formed?1903
(Alongside Christabel and Sylvia) - 10What was the class of the Suffragists?They were usually middle or upper class - with some working class
(Those within the NUWSS supported the WSPU until it became millitant) - 11What were the Suffragettes aims?Determined to win votes for women by any means
- 12How did the Suffragettes try to win womens' suffrage?-They used militancy and the consequent publicity to stage their opinions
- 13What was the slogan used by the Suffragettes?'Deeds not words'
- 14Why did the Suffragists (NUWSS) stop supporting the Suffragettes (WSPU)?The Suffragists believed that the Suffragettes militancy contradicted their 'sensible' image and therefore put men off from supporting women's suffrage
- 15What organisations were against women's suffrage?-The Men's League for Opposing Women's Suffrage
-The National League for Opposing Women's Suffrage
-Women's National Anti-Suffrage League - 16Why did the suffragettes call off their campaign?WWI broke out and they put their efforts into serving their country
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