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The fight for the vote
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(NOT SURE WHAT DATE) Suffragists were formed
Leader: Millicent Fawcett
From 1839-1886 she and others fought for women to be individuals from their husbands and not a possession.
When they reached their aim, they decided to try and fight for the vote.
Suffragists used leaflets, and peaceful marches etc. as their methods -
WSPU formed (NOT SURE WHICH DAY)
By Emmeline Pankhurst and her two daughters -
Marion Wallace Dunlop
Went on the first ever hunger strike in prison. She was released 91 hours after fasting -
Black Friday
1910 was an election year and the Suffragettes were determined to bring their cause to the forefront of the election and keep it there. The leaders organised a deputation to the House. They set out peacefully and as they neared the House, they ran into a gauntlet of policemen. As the women tried to go forward they were pushed and beaten, thrown to the ground and trampled, had limbs broken and dislocated, some were dragged down side streets and indecent assaults were attempted. Again and again, t -
(NOT SURE WHEN) Consolidation Bill
Government promises a Consolidation Bill- it won the majority yet Asquith still dropped it. From here on Suffragettes lost many supporters (and so Suffragists gained) as the violence escalated into bombing houses and torching letter boxes etc.
Suffragists said that women would vote labour, tried to convince politicians many times and held more marches. -
(NOT SURE WHEN) Emmeline Pankhurst went into exile
She went to Paris but still communicated and organised things from there
Her daughters followed too at a later date -
(NOT SURE WHEN)- Cat and Mouse Act
After people started going on hunger strikes in prison, the government introduced an act whereby when people were too ill, they'd be freed from prison but once in good health again would be re-inprisoned. -
Emily Davidson Annual Darby
Emily Davidson - a keen Suffragette threw herself in front of a horse.
She died 3 days later, thousands of Suffragettes went to her funeral which was a big event. Although she was an inspiration to money, many men used that as a reason not to give women the vote as "that's what they'd do with it!" -
War declared
From here on, woman stopped protesting and starting contributing to the war effort. Suffragettes stopped first, followed by the Suffragists.
The Suffragettes would hand out feathers to those who didn't want to fight etc. and many woman (later on when needed)
started working in ammunitions and on land, Also handed out propaganda -
House of Commons accepts....
....Accepts the representation of the People Bill women suffrage clause (which later allowed women 30+ to vote)
