Key learning points

1. On 2nd July 1928, all British women finally succeeded in achieving the right to vote.
2. Inequality is a significant theme of the text.
3. Inequality is shown not only in the suffragette movement but also the experiences of the Duleep Singh sisters.
4. Suffragettes employed various tactics, strategies and approaches to draw attention to their cause.
5. Princess Sophia Duleep Singh’s legacy includes her efforts in charity work, medicine and political reform.

Keywords

• Theme - a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story

• Suffragette - a woman seeking the right to vote through organised protest

• Inequality - when some people have more opportunities or resources than others, which is not fair

• Civil disobedience - the refusal to comply with certain laws or regulations as a peaceful form of protest

• Legacy - the long-lasting impact of particular events and actions that took place in the past, or in a person’s life

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