To gain suffrage through constitutional campaign, and persuade that women are capable of having the vote
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What were the arguments for suffrage?
Women should have votes on issues that concern them, women in other countries had suffrage, women pay tax, better educated than in the past, have special skills and expertise, already vote in local elections
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What were the arguments against suffrage?
Women need to be protected from politics, husbands should take wives view into account, too emotional, more women would vote than men, would have to give vote to all men too, women don't fight in wars and classism
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What was the difference between Suffragettes and Suffragists?
Suffragists were non-violent, Suffragettes encouraged violence
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What was the Suffragettes union?
Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU)
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What was the Suffragists society?
National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)
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What were the Suffragists methods of gaining suffrage?
Had 40,000 magazines in circulation by 1914, gained sympathy and media attention due to violent attacks by men
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What were the cons of the Suffragettes?
Small group (around 2000 members), after 1911 the Parliament opposed suffrage, negative media attention
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What were the pros of the Suffragists?
Had over 50 branches and 100,000 members, crowds of 20,000+, public liked non-militant attitude and had good link
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What were the cons of the Suffragists?
Gained less media attention, non-militant attitude encouraged stereotypical view of women as submissive
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What were the arguments for suffrage?
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Women should have votes on issues that concern them, women in other countries had suffrage, women pay tax, better educated than in the past, have special skills and expertise, already vote in local elections
Card 3
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What were the arguments against suffrage?
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Card 4
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What was the difference between Suffragettes and Suffragists?
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