Focus Questions

FQ: What were the arguments for and against votes for women?
FOR
AGAINST
The Vote is a way of getting
Women and Men have
rid of other inequalities. If
separate spheres. Women
there were more women in
have babies, men have ideas.
Parliament, more laws would be
God created them different.
passed in the favour of women.
Women are too hysterical for
politics.
There have been changes in
womens roles. Destroying the
Women do not fight to
separate spheres idea. If they
defend their country. Women
were active in public roles, so
wouldnt want Britain to go to
why not vote?
war. They dont earn their vote
because they do not fight in the
Its not a democracy until
army.
women have the vote. If over
the country cant vote then
Dangerous to change a
its not a democracy. Others
system that works. If it isnt
banned from voting were
broken, why fix it? Britain was
criminals and those certified
powerful in the already existing
insane.
system.

FQ: How did women contribute to the war effort?

Campaigning
White Feather
Lloyd George paid Emmeline Pankhurst for Womens Right to
Serve
Home Front
Munitions
1million in munitions factories which solved the munitions
crisis
By 1914 5 million were in employment
Nurses, doctors, farmers etc.

FQ: How effective were the campaigns of the Suffragettes and Suffragists?
Suffragettes
Not Effective
Violence and Militant Actions meant the Government
becoming hostile = Cat and Mouse Act, Force Feeding, Black
Friday.
Very Effective
After the war they feared that their chaotic campaign would
wreak havoc with an already troubled Britain.
Their campaign made their cause known.
Suffragists
Effective

Not

They very nearly achieved the vote.

They made their name heard.
Effective
They were easily brushed off by the government

FQ: Why were some women given the vote?

Contribution to War
If their campaign restarted, how could they be put in jail after
their contribution?
The separate spheres argument was now invalid.

Their Previous Campaign

Fear that it would restart
Their active campaign made their cause known
France did not get the vote until 1945: they had not
campaigned for womens votes.

However, not everyone received the vote. Those that did a lot of the
munitions work did not get the vote until 1928: young women might note
for the Labour Party.