entitlements that are enshrined in the law relating to government

The position of women in the early twentieth century

History

In this unit, pupils investigate why it took so long for women to gain the vote in Britain and the factors that influenced this delay. In the next unit, ‘Thematic study: how has the role of women in British society changed?’, pupils will explore the broader changes in women’s roles and status in British society over time.

In ‘Widening the franchise: who gained the right to vote?’, pupils explored how the voting rights expanded over time. This unit builds on this by examining why it took so long for women to achieve suffrage in Britain, focusing on the barriers and struggles faced by the suffragists and suffragettes.

In this unit, pupils analyse why it took so long for women to win the vote in Britain. They learn about the position of women in the early twentieth century, the campaigns for suffrage and the government's responses to these campaigns and women's contributions during the Great War.

Women's suffrage: why did it take so long for women to get the vote in Britain?

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Write the missing word: 'Franchise' means the ability to vote and another keyword meaning the same thing is {{}}.

Extended the franchise to include middle class, factory owners.

Extended the franchise to 2.5 million voters.

Extended the franchise to two in three men.

Match each change in the British system with its correct description.

Complete the sentence: One reason women could be excluded from voting was they had very little {{}}.

Complete the sentence: Women gained experience of taking part in politics through their involvement in the abolitionist {{}}.

The extension of which rights for women in the 19th century may have helped women to push for voting rights?

by leaving to work in a different factory

How did the Bryant and May matchmakers successfully gain higher wages?

Which right were women trying to win during the women's suffrage campaign?

What kind of attitudes towards women existed in Victorian Britain?

Which group held all political power in Britain until 1832?

Write the missing word, which begins with m: A collective attempt by a group of people to change government policy is called a political {{}}.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

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