Women fighting for equality

What does it mean for someone to be significant in history?

• They are a celebrity.

• The person has done something against the law.

• The person is important because they have made a discovery, changed the way we live or been courageous.

• The person is important because they have recently done something good.

Why was Rosa Parks significant?

• She stopped a war from happening.

• She stood up for women by throwing herself in front of the king's horse.

• She created the suffragettes.

• She said no to giving her seat up for a white person. She stood up for black people.

Who were the suffragettes?

• A group of men and women who kept doing illegal things and were arrested.

• A group of women who protested violently to try and allow women to vote.

• They were a peaceful group of women who wanted women to be able to vote.

Why was Emmeline Pankhurst significant?

• She created the group known as the suffragettes.

• She threw herself in front of the kings horse.

• She said no when asked to give up her seat to a white person.

Why is Emily Davison significant?

• She created the group known as the suffragettes.

• She threw herself in front of the kings horse.

• She said no when asked to give her seat up to a white person.

How have attitudes towards women changed? (Pick 2)

• Women are not as intelligent as men.

• Every young girl has as much right to education as boys

• A women's place is in the home

• Women should be paid the same as men for the same job.

How are Rosa Parks and Emily Davison similar? (pick 2)

• They both wanted equality and stood up for what they believed was right.

• They were both arrested.

• They were both old when they died

• They both boycott the bus.

How were Rosa Parks and Emily Davison different? (pick 2)

• Rosa Parks was the leader of the suffragettes and Emily was not.

• Emily was arrested 9 times and Rosa only once.

• They were fighting for different things. One for black people and one for women.