The suffragists and suffragettes comparison

A comparison of the two main suffrage groups: the suffragists and the suffragettes. Hope you enjoy, please rate and comment!

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The suffragists and suffragettes comparison

Similarities

  • Both had the same goal- women's suffrage in national elections.
  • Both used propaganda to support their campaign e.g. posters.
  • Both thought their method of campaigning was more effective than the others.
  • Both wanted to influence important people opinions.

Differences

  • The suffragists believed in peaceful campaigning, whereas the suffragettes believed in direct action (violence and militancy).
  • The suffragists was a national organisation, the suffragettes was a smaller organisation with 2000 members at its peak in 1914.
  • The suffragists allowed men to join, the suffragettes did not.
  • A lot of the suffragist's campaigns were ignored, whereas the suffragettes received a lot of publicity.

Overall comparison

Overall, the suffragists were a national organisation that believed the vote would be achieved through peaceful campaigning, and gained a lot of support for the cause, whereas the suffragettes were a smaller organisation that believed more violent tactics would give them the vote soon, however these methods often lost support for the cause. Although their methods were different they shared the same main goal to influence the opinions of important people to persuade them that women should have the vote. 

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