History These cards are about womens rights 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryGCSEEdexcel Created by: MeganCreated on: 05-01-13 09:36 1900 Votes for women had become an important issue 1 of 44 1884 Most men had the vote 2 of 44 1907 Female rate payers were allowed to vote in local elections 3 of 44 1888 Annie Besant led women match-makers in a strike for better pay and conditions 4 of 44 1866 Suffragists collected 1500 signitures for a petition demanding the vote for women 5 of 44 1867 Lydia Becker formed the Manchester society for Womens Suffrage 6 of 44 1897 Millicent Fawcett linked many of the womens organisations into the NUWSS 7 of 44 1897 Fawcett became president of NUWSS. 8 of 44 1914 NUWSS had over 400 branches all over country with 100,000 members 9 of 44 1903 WSPU founded by Emmeline Pankhurst and 2 daughters Sylvia and Christabel 10 of 44 1905 Christabel and Annie Kenney demonstrated 1st militant methods-shouting out at meetings 11 of 44 1906 WSPU moved headquarters from Machester to London 12 of 44 1906 Liberals landslide victory (Campbell Bannerman supports votes for women) 13 of 44 1906-October WSPU members protest in House of Commons 14 of 44 1907-February NUWSS organises procession in London (Mud March) 15 of 44 1908 Direct action began by WSPU 16 of 44 1908 Asquith becomes Prime Minister (against votes for women) 17 of 44 1908-June Massive processions organised in London by NUWSS and WSPU 18 of 44 1908-June Asquith does nothing. WSPUs get frustrasted-smash windows in Downing street and chain themselves to railings 19 of 44 Late 1908 Split starts-NUWSS worried WSPU are too violent 20 of 44 1909 onwards Suffragists distance themselves from Suffragettes 21 of 44 1909 WSPU members sent to prison. Hunger strikes=force feeding 22 of 44 1910 WSPU calls of violent protests. Asquith agrees to work with them all-> concilliation bill 23 of 44 1911 WSPU call truce in hope that Bill will be passed. Govn. annouces dropping bill 24 of 44 1911 Introduces Reform Bill so more men get the vote 25 of 44 1911 WSPU starts its militant/violent campaign again 26 of 44 1912 WSPU starts massive campaign or window smashing 27 of 44 1912 Mass hunger strikes in prisons across country 28 of 44 1912 WPSU headquarters are raided and leaders are arrested. Christabel flees to Paris 29 of 44 1913 Violence increases. Buildings bombed and burnt down, letter boxes destroyed 30 of 44 1913 Cat and Mouse Act. 31 of 44 1913-June Emily Davison kills herself at the Derby by running out infront of Kings horse 32 of 44 1913-July Womens Pilgrimage 33 of 44 by 1914 Votes For Women (WSPU newspaper) had a circulation of 40,000 34 of 44 1914 WSPU violence escalates. Public firmly against Suffragettes 35 of 44 1914 Women banned from art galleries and museums 36 of 44 1914 1stWW begins. Both groups call of activities and help war effort 37 of 44 1914 Govn. releases all WSPU prisoners 38 of 44 1915 WSPU launches their 'womens right to serve' march 39 of 44 1915 Sylvia Pankhurst breaks away from WSPU and forms a breakaway organisation 40 of 44 1915 NUWSS set up employment register and recruited many women to replace the mens jobs 41 of 44 1916 Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister. (supports votes for women) 42 of 44 1917 The conference on electoral reform agrees some women should get the vote 43 of 44 06-Feb-1918 Women over 30 could vote and become MP's, all men over age of 21 had vote 44 of 44
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