When did Emmeline Pankhurst found the WSPU, who later became known as the Suffragettes?
1903
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What does WSPU stand for?
Women's Social and Political Union
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What did the Suffragettes do to stand out visually?
They had an outfit with a purple, white and green colour scheme with a 'Votes For Women' sash
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What kind of jobs did the suffragettes come from?
Teachers, Actresses, University Students, Writers, Factory Workers .etc
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What happened on Women's Sunday?
There was a suffragette rally of about 20 different platforms in Hyde Park, with Suffragettes from all over the country
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What does the word 'militant' mean?
Aggressive, extreme, and even violent
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How many attempts were there at reform?
40
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What happened in 1905, that was scene as the beginning of the suffragettes militancy?
Christabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenney interrupted a Liberal Party Rally. Christabel was dragged away when she spat at a policeman
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Why was 1909 seen as a turning point in the WSPUs campaign?
WSPU started breaking windows; setting fire to post boxes; arson attempts on MP's houses; burned country houses, a school, more than 50 churches and tea houses
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What happened on November 1910
The Suffragettes attempted to storm the lobby of the House of Commons
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Some women were arrested and had a hunger strike in prison. What was the name of the new law that allowed the government to force-feed them?
When was it implemented?
Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill-Health) Act
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When were the majority of women given the right to vote?
1918
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What were the terms the woman had to have to vote in 1918?
They had to be above the age of 30 and owned a property or had married someone who did
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What was the name for the law that allowed the majority of women the right to vote?
Representation of the People Act
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What was the name of the law that allowed women the same voting rights as men?
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