Women's suffrage in the UK

What were some of the civil and political rights that women in Britain lacked in the late 19th century?

• Right to vote, right to education, and right to own property

• Right to divorce, right to work, and right to an education

• Right to vote, right to equal pay, and right to legal protection

• Right to vote, right to own property, and right to legal protection 

What was the image that Victorian women were expected to live up to?

• Beautiful, powerful, loving, and intelligent

• Demure, submissive, loving, and intelligent

• Loud, independent, loving, and intelligent

• Strong, independent, loving, and intelligent 

What did the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) campaign for?

• Violent protest to demand the right to vote

• Peaceful protest to demand the right to vote

• The right to own property and work outside the home

• The right to divorce and legal protection from domestic violence 

What was the difference between the Suffragists and the Suffragettes?

• The Suffragettes were more violent than the Suffragists

• The Suffragettes were against the right to vote for women

• The Suffragists were more militant than the Suffragettes

• The Suffragists were only interested in property rights for women 

What were some of the actions taken by the Suffragettes to demand the right to vote?

• Peaceful protests, letter writing, and petitions

• Attacking golf courses, setting fire to post boxes, and chaining themselves to railings

• Hunger strikes in jail and peaceful marches

• Bombing government buildings and burning down churches 

What was the impact of the Suffragettes' violent actions on the campaign for the right to vote?

• It led to the quick achievement of the right to vote for women

• It had little effect on the campaign for the right to vote for women

• It led to increased support for the Suffragettes' cause

• It turned many people against the issue of votes for women

Who was Emmeline Pankhurst, and what was her role in the campaign for the right to vote for women?

• She was a Suffragist who led peaceful protests

• She was a Suffragette who led violent protests

• She was a member of Parliament who supported the right to vote for women

• She was a writer who campaigned for women's rights through her books 

Why did some men oppose women getting the right to vote?

• They believed that women were not intelligent enough to vote

• They believed that giving women the vote would make them too powerful

• They believed that women did not have enough experience to vote

• They believed that women's duties at home prevented them from participating in politics 

Why did the women start to go on hunger strike?

• Because they wanted more food

• Because they wanted to lose weight

• because they were protesting their treatment as common criminals

• Because they were protesting not having the right to vote

What did the government introduce when the women became weak from hunger striking?

• They released them

• They gave them extra food

• They introduced force-feeding

• They gave them medical treatment