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Features of successful protests (The suffragattes), Bibliography …
Features of successful protests (The suffragattes)
Media
Methods
They produced newspapers like " votes for women"
They produced pamphlets and leaflets to explain their case
Creating News
Using the mud march and other elaborate events they were able to have more content for their newspapers
One of the most famous events were Emily Davidsons fatal accident at the epsom derby, featured in the newspaper for weeks
Interrupting government meetings forced them to respond publicly, further raising awareness about their case
Exploiting the government
Imprisoned suffragettes went on hunger strikes and the government was forced to feed them through a tube, this spread quickly
The government would allow suffragettes to eat at home then capture them again, this made them seem cruel
Methods
Persuasion and publicity
They held large meetings in public places, often in famous locations like trafalgar square, to demand attention
They organised parades likes the mud march to raise awareness
They used creative tactics that were eye catching like the human letters at downing street
Direct action
Suffragettes famously chained themselves to railings on streets, this was a powerful symbol of the protest and their demand to be heard
They would attend meetings held by the government and disrupt them by shouting "rights for woman" repeatedly
in 1911 many suffragettes refused to be counted in the national census, they even wrote protests on the form
Destruction
They coordinated a campaign of smashing windows, hundreds of women took part in mass raids, smashing the windows of government buildings
They targeted property not people, suffragettes bombed and set on fire empty houses, railway stations and even a castle
suffragettes slashed paintings and destroyed sculptures in public museums, this was a powerful act of symbolic protesting
Organisation
Leadership and command
Emmeline pankurst was the leader of the WSPU, she had strategy and power
members were expected to behave and follow orders without question, this reduced disagreement
fundraising and finance
identity
Pressure
Direct pressure
Suffragates repeatedly tried to enter the house of commons trying to embarrass the government forcing them to respond
They organised local campaigns trying to encourage people oppossing suffragettes to help them vote
Refusing the national census pressured the government to have to let them vote, emphasizing how unfair their situation was
Legal pressure
Suffragates, instead of making legal defences when on trial, they made political speeches
Turning brutality into pressure
When refusing to eat and forcing the government to feed them forcefully through the nose or throat, the public saw this as unmoral
They published detailed descriptions of prison life making the government seem like they treat prisoners like dogs
Bibliography BBC. (2022, January 31). The Suffragette Movement. BBC Bitesize.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh6nsk7#zspyvwx
BBC. (2023, October 25). Women’s struggle for the right to vote - the fight for female suffrage - KS3 history - homework help for Year 7, 8 and 9. - BBC bitesize. BBC News.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6gh6g8
BBC. (2022a, January 31). The Suffragette Movement. BBC Bitesize.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh6nsk7#zspyvwx
