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Year 2

Changes for women following Emily Davison's death

I can describe how some women were eventually allowed to vote in Britain.

New
New
Year 2

Changes for women following Emily Davison's death

I can describe how some women were eventually allowed to vote in Britain.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The year after Emily Davison died, a large war broke out and men in Britain had to go and fight.
  2. With the men gone, women had to take on their jobs; they showed how strong and capable they were.
  3. At the end of the war, people appreciated how much women had done while the men were away.
  4. They also remembered how brave suffragettes like Emily Davison were.
  5. As a result, it was decided that some women should be allowed to vote.

Common misconception

That certain jobs are for men only or women only.

Just like during the war, anyone should be able to and can do any job.

Keywords

  • First World War - the First World War lasted from 1914 to 1918 and involved countries from all over the world, including Britain

  • Vote - when someone can vote, they are allowed to make a choice about who runs the country

  • Factory - a factory is a big building full of machines for making things

You could link this lessons to learning more about different jobs and careers that pupils might be interested in finding out more about.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Emily Davison was knocked down by a...
Correct Answer: horse, racehorse
Q2.
Emily might have been trying to put a on a horse.
seat
flower
Correct answer: banner
Q3.
50,000 people lined the streets at Emily's funeral.
Correct answer: True
False
Q4.
5,000 { walked in a procession at the funeral.
police
Correct answer: Suffragettes
horses
Q5.
Select the colour which was not included on Suffragette banners.
Correct answer: red
green
white
purple
Q6.
Who did the horse that knocked Emily over belong to?
The Suffragettes
Queen Victoria
Correct answer: King George V

6 Questions

Q1.
The First World War began in...
1814
Correct answer: 1914
2014
Q2.
Lots of British joined the army and left Britain to go and fight in the war.
women
Correct answer: men
Q3.
True or false. When the First World War started, the Suffragettes stopped using militant tactics.
Correct answer: True
False
Q4.
Select the one job that women did NOT do in Britain during the First World War.
mechanic
firefighter
bus driver
Correct answer: soldier
Q5.
In 1918, women over the age of 30 were…
Correct answer: allowed to vote.
allowed to become soldiers.
tired of working jobs.
Q6.
British women were during the First World War.
not important
Correct answer: very important

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