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Women's Suffrage in England - Coggle Diagram
Women's Suffrage in England
Attention
Many women purposefully broke the law to bring attention to their cause
Women formed groups to try and get the right to vote
They would make public announcements at square
Suffragists were more peaceful in their campaigning
They split from Suffragettes later on when they became more violent
Suffragettes were willing to take militant action to get what they wanted
They were targeting property rather than people
They were admired for their commitment and courage
They were strongly against the govermnent
The press was told to give them no publicity but they did anyway
Previous rights
They were allowed to own their own property
Legally they were not completely dependent on men
There were all girl schools
They had votes for local elections
They did not have a parliamentary vote
Prime Minister
The Prime Minister at the time was opposed to the idea of women's suffrage
The Suffragettes attacked the Prime Minister physically
The Prime Minister's daughter believed that there were more pressing issues at the time involving poverty
She helped defend her father from physical attacks many times
End of campaigning
During the First World War, the Suffragette movement stopped trying to get the vote as much and sent women to war
The Suffragists however continued to press for the vote although they also sent nurses to war
In January 1918 women were finally given the vote after fifty years of campaigns