The suffragettes
I can explain why some women were frustrated at the lack of progress of the NUWSS and why the more radical WSPU was formed.
The suffragettes
I can explain why some women were frustrated at the lack of progress of the NUWSS and why the more radical WSPU was formed.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Some suffragists were becoming disillusioned with the lack of progress made by the NUWSS.
- In 1903 the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was formed by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters.
- The WSPU employed more radical tactics, such as large demonstrations.
- The aims of the WSPU became more conservative, only aiming to vote on the same terms as men.
- The actions of the WSPU became more violent from 1906.
Keywords
Suffrage - the right to vote
Suffragist - a person advocating for the extension of the right to vote; especially to women
Suffragette - a woman seeking the right to vote through organised, and sometimes violent, protest
Radical - departing from tradition
Common misconception
Suffragists were the same as suffragettes.
One way for pupils to remember the difference is that the suffraGETtes wanted to GET things done - deeds not words.
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