A wider franchise and debates over suffrage (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards

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The work of the suffragists/suffragettes to extend the franchise
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Year NUWSS founded

1897

Leader of NUWSS

Millicent Fawcett

Year WSPU established

1903

Founder of WSPU

Emmeline Pankhurst (& daughters Christabel, Sylvia)

WSPU slogan

Deeds, not words

Suffragists' methods

Peaceful: petitions, demos, lobbying MPs

Suffragettes' tactics

Militant: hunger strikes, arson, breaking windows, chaining

Year Emily Davison died

1913

Emily Davison's Derby action

Threw herself under king's horse

Year militancy halted

1914 (onset of war)

1918 Act: voting age for women

Over 30

1928: voting age for women

21 (equal with men)

Emmeline Pankhurst died

14 June 1928

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