Important People 1903-28 (Unit 3A-War and the Transformation of the British Society) 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryChanges in British society during the 20th centuryGCSEEdexcel Created by: EstherTheBunnyCreated on: 17-06-13 15:30 Millicent Fawcett Founder of the National Union of Women's Suggrage Societies (NUWSS)-Suffragists 1 of 21 Henry Fawcett Husband of Millicent Fawcett, was a Liberal MP in 1867. 2 of 21 Emmeline Pankhurst Leading member of the Manchester branch of the NUWSS in 1903, founded the Women's Socia and Political Union (WSPU)-suffragettes. 3 of 21 Henry Campbell-Bannerman a liberal Prime Minister who supported votes for women and encouraged it. 4 of 21 Asquith A prime minister who did not see women's suffrage as important until 1917. 5 of 21 Emily Davison Famous suffragette-The 'Suffragette Derby', June 1913-threw herself in front of the King's horse during a horse race, died. 6 of 21 Seebohn Rowntree and Charles Booth both did surveys to work out the statistics of poverty in Britain. 7 of 21 General French leader of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) 8 of 21 General Alfred von Schlieffen laid down the Schlieffen Plan by Germany. 9 of 21 Lord Kitchener Britain's secretary of state for war at the start of the war. 10 of 21 General Falkenhayn A German general-led the Battle at Verdun in 1916. 11 of 21 General Ludendorff leader of German army, led Operation Michael along Rivers Aisne and Marne, final attempt against the Allies. 12 of 21 Joffre Allied Supreme Commander 13 of 21 Lord Derby the next British secretary for state for war 14 of 21 Countess Constance Markieviez First woman to be elected as an MP, although she didn't take up her seat. 15 of 21 Viscountess Astor First female MP-1919, elected by an election in Plymouth when her husband resigned his seat to become a House of Lord 16 of 21 Margaret Wintringham Second female MP-1921, won the seat her husband held in Louth until his death. 17 of 21 Mabe Philipson Third female MP-1923, well known musical comedy actress, took up seat in Berwick-upon-Tweed after her husband was disqualified from the election 18 of 21 Margaret Bondfield 1924-the first woman to become a member of the government. 19 of 21 Stanley Baldwin Prime Minister around the time there was industrial unrest (1920s) 20 of 21 Sir Herbert Samuel led the Samuel commission to find a solution to the pay cuts and longer working hours that mine owners were proposing. 21 of 21
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