Key Ideas about Protest and Change (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Year Pankhurst delivered 'Freedom or Death' speech
Year Pankhurst delivered 'Freedom or Death' speech
1913
How Pankhurst frames revolution (choice or inevitable?)
How Pankhurst frames revolution (choice or inevitable?)
Inevitable stage in political development, not a choice
Foundation of government according to Pankhurst
Foundation of government according to Pankhurst
Consent of the governed, not force
Most powerful weapon for protesters per Pankhurst
Most powerful weapon for protesters per Pankhurst
Withdrawal of consent
Ethical boundary suffragettes maintained
Ethical boundary suffragettes maintained
Property damage OK; violence against people forbidden
Pankhurst's metaphor for accepting disruption for change
Pankhurst's metaphor for accepting disruption for change
You cannot make omelettes without breaking eggs
Binary ultimatum Pankhurst presented to government
Binary ultimatum Pankhurst presented to government
Either women are killed or women get the vote
Why women impossible to suppress according to speech
Why women impossible to suppress according to speech
Women are everywhere and essential to society
Historical parallel Pankhurst used to legitimise militancy
Historical parallel Pankhurst used to legitimise militancy
American Revolution - won freedom through bloodshed
Result of peaceful methods per Pankhurst
Result of peaceful methods per Pankhurst
Meetings, deputations, patient waiting were all useless