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Name_____________Britain 1851-195118478506794500Booklet 1 – Votes for WomenIntroductionDescribe how women were regarded and the limitations they faced before 1918. Write a sentence which describes the Representation of the People Act of 1918.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________List the factors that helped to gain votes for women._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What line of argument is the essay going to follow? You can pick from one below.Changing attitudes towards women’s role in society was crucial in convincing politicians and the public that they should have the vote.The peaceful methods of the Suffragists won enough support from politicians to pass the Representation of the People Act.The publicity and public sympathy gained by the Suffragettes was so significant that it forced politicians to pass the Representation of the People Act.The courage and dedication of women during World War 1 meant that they could no longer be denied the vote when the war ended.Factor 1 – Changing attitudes towards ic Sentence – Between 1851 and 1918, attitudes towards women and their place in society changed. Knowledge – Write down detailed evidence of the changes in attitude towards women._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis – Clearly it can be argued that the changing role of women in society helped to win votes for women because...._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________However, it can be argued that there were limits to this effectiveness because... _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Factor 2 – The NUWSS (Suffragists)Topic Sentence – The peaceful actions of the Suffragists helped to win votes for women.Knowledge – Write down detailed evidence of what the NUWSS did. Include specific facts.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis – It is evident that the Suffragists were important to the cause as...___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________However, a counter-argument can be made that... ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Factor 3 – The WSPU (Suffragettes)Topic Sentence – The militant Suffragettes made a dramatic impact on the campaign to win votes for women.Knowledge – Write down detailed evidence of the actions of the WSPU. Include specific facts._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis – Arguments can be made that the actions of the Suffragettes were crucial as...______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________However, it can be argued that in fact the Suffragettes were ineffective because... ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Factor 4 – The Impact of World War 1Topic Sentence – Women’s war work has been held up as key to winning the vote.Knowledge – Write down detailed evidence of what women did during the war. Include specific facts._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis – This work was pivotal in winning the vote as…______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________However, others have suggested that the war’s influence has been exaggerated as... ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Factor 5 – Influences from abroadTopic Sentence – The model of other countries who had granted female suffrage was a factor in convincing the government to agree to votes for women.Knowledge – Write down detailed evidence about foreign countries who had granted the vote to women. Include specific facts._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis – Clearly it can be argued that this helped to win votes for women in Britain as…______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________However, it can be argued that there were limits to this point of view as... _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Evaluation – You need two simple evaluations and two complex evaluations.Simple - In evaluation, it would be fair to agree that ______________ was key/not pivotal to winning votes for women. This is supported by ___________’s view that......Complex - In evaluation, when combined/compared with Factor B, Factor A was crucial in winning votes for women because...Factor 1__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Factor 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that..._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________However, on balance it is clear that..._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Main FactorsChanges in SocietyThe SuffragistsThe SuffragettesImpact of WarForeign InfluencesKey People/GroupsNUWSSNational Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (The Suffragists)WSPUWomen’s Social and Political Union (The Suffragettes)Millicent FawcettLeader of the SuffragistsEmmeline PankhurstLeader of the SuffragettesHerbert AsquithPrime Minister 1908-1916David Lloyd GeorgePrime Minister 1916-1922Anti-Suffrage LeagueA group who opposed votes for womenEmily DavisonA martyr for the Suffragette cause. Killed by the King’s horse at the Epsom Derby, 1913Girton CollegeA college at Cambridge University that was established for female students in 1870Key Numbers6,000Number of NUWSS members in 190953,000Number of NUWSS members in 1914950,000The number of women who worked in munitions factories during the war30The age that women had to be to qualify for the vote in 19186 millionThe number of women who were enfranchised in 1918Key VocabularySuffrageThe right to voteMilitancyThe use of violent methodsFranchiseThe voteEnfranchisedHaving been given the voteSeparate SpheresThe idea that men and women were created for different jobsMarriage BarThe custom that women would leave skilled jobs when they marriedArsonDestroying property with fireLiberalsThe political party which was in Government at the timeLobbyTo try to convince politicians to support your cause‘White Collar’Skilled, professional jobs such as being a doctor or lawyer‘Deeds not Words’The motto of the SuffragettesKey Legislation1857 Matrimonial Causes Act – gave women greater rights to divorce cruel or neglectful husbands.1880 Education Act – made primary schooling compulsory for all children.Women’s Property Act 1882 – Gave women legal control of their own property.1894 Local Government Act – Gave some women the right to vote and stand in local elections.1910, 1911, 1912 Conciliation Bills - These proposed to give some women the vote and were debated and voted on in Parliament.1918 Representation of the People Act –Gave some women over 30 the right to vote.Key ActionsSuffragists – held meetings, distributed pamphlets, organised petitions, lobbied politicians and gave speeches.Suffragettes – heckled MPs, arson, chaining themselves to railings, organising rallies, smashing windows and slashing paintings.War Work – munitionettes, Women’s Land Army, conductresses, clerks, workers in government departments and post office workers.Useful QuotesChanges in society“Their participation in local government made women’s exclusion from national elections increasingly untenable” – Martin PughThe SuffragistsSuffragists were vital in “… securing the strong position enjoyed by their cause at the outbreak of war” – Sandra Holton The Suffragettes“It was the Suffragettes who brought colour and drama to the movement” – Leah LenemanImpact of the War“War smoothed the way for democracy – it is one of the few things to be said in its favour” – A.J.P. TaylorForeign Influences“It would have been a peculiar embarrassment if the mother of democracy, Britain, lagged behind other countries” – Paula Bartley-1348105140462000 ................
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