these questions after reading an article about it. Here is the
link to the article.
Votes for Women
1. How old do you need to be to vote in a general election
1. How old do you need to be to vote in a general election
in Britain today? 18
2. Why were women not allowed to vote in the 19th century?
2. Why were women not allowed to vote in the 19th century?
Women were viewed as house makers and it was said that
husbands would take care of the political and financial matters
of the family.
3. In which year did John Stuart Mill propose a bill to give
3. In which year did John Stuart Mill propose a bill to give
women equal voting rights? 1867
4. What does the word ‘suffrage’ mean? The right to vote in
4. What does the word ‘suffrage’ mean? The right to vote in
political votes for elections.
5. What kind of protest methods did the NUWSS use?
Lobbying MPs, organising petitions and nonviolent demonstrations.
6. How did the suffragettes’ methods differ from those used by the
5. What kind of protest methods did the NUWSS use?
Lobbying MPs, organising petitions and nonviolent demonstrations.
6. How did the suffragettes’ methods differ from those used by the
suffragists? The suffragettes were not as peaceful having hunger
strikes and lawbreaking.
7. What is Emily Wilding Davison remembered for? Throwing
7. What is Emily Wilding Davison remembered for? Throwing
herself in front of the king's horse.
8. Explain what ‘The Cat and Mouse Act’ was. The Cat and mouse
8. Explain what ‘The Cat and Mouse Act’ was. The Cat and mouse
act let women leave jail when they were starving and they had to go
back in when they had regained strength.
9. What did the suffragettes do from 1914 onwards and why? In 1914
9. What did the suffragettes do from 1914 onwards and why? In 1914
the first world war broke out and they suspended some of their protests
to help the war affect. This gained them more support and proved that
women were rational enough to vote.
10. In which year were all women over 21 given the same voting rights as
10. In which year were all women over 21 given the same voting rights as
men? 1928
Kia ora Molly, It is interesting to read about Women's Voting Rights and I learnt some new facts from your report. Do you know about the progress of women in N.Z. as they gained the right to vote?
ReplyDeleteHello Molly. It is Aoife from your class this is a great post I love how you haven't just put small answers but you have put good describing answers. I cant really think of anything that you can improve on. But anyway keep up the great work. Bye.
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