why did women get the vote 1918?
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- Created on: 23-03-16 16:07
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- WHY DID WOMEN GET THE VOTE IN 1918?
- Historians argue over whether the Suffragettes' violent methods helped or hurt
- GOV. FACTORS
- Lloyd George replaced Asquith in 1916
- Conservatives happy women had to be 30 for vote - younger working class women would vote labour
- Liberals/ Labour happy ALL women (over 30) could vote - not just upperclass (conservative) women
- It would look bad if the Gov. denied women the vote after they helped so much w/ the war effort
- WORK IN WAR
- Women had shown men they were capable of/responsible enough for work
- WORLD WAR ONE
- MPs wouldn't look stupid for suddenly changing their stance on women's votes
- "Women don't help defend their countries" was an excuse people used before
- BUT
- Some women (e.g. Sylvia Pankhurst) were opposed to war effort
- Lots of the women doing dangerous/ crucial work during the war didn't get the vote - young + working class
- Men (esp. in Trade Unions) were afraid women coming to work would mean lower wages/losing their jobs
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