Feminism and Women's Suffrage

What is feminism?

• A belief in the subjugation of women

• A belief in the exclusion of men from society

• A belief in the superiority of women over men

• A belief in the political, economic and cultural equality of women

Who advocated for women's equality in ancient Greece?

• Christine de Pizan

• Marcus Porcius Cato

• Plato

• Margaret Cavendish

Who argued for greater equality for women during the Enlightenment?

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Christine de Pizan

• Marcus Porcius Cato

• Plato

What did Abigail Adams see as critical to women's equality?

• Access to beauty and fashion

• Access to domestic duties

• Access to education, property, and the ballot

• Access to wealth and power

What did the feminists demand at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?

• The right to education

• The right to own property

• The right to work

• The right to vote

Which country became the first sovereign state to give women the right to vote?

• Finland

• United Kingdom

• Australia

• New Zealand

When did American women earn the right to vote?

• 1902

• 1893

• 1920

• 1918

When did the Representation of the People Act give women over 30 the vote?

• 1866

• 1880

• 1897

• 1918

Which two MPs supported universal suffrage in 1866?

• Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence and Christabel Pankhurst

• Henry Fawcett and John Stuart Mill

• Millicent Fawcett and Emmeline Pankhurst

• Sylvia Pankhurst and Annie Kenney

What milestone was achieved with the Married Woman's Act of 1882?

• Women were granted suffrage on the Isle of Man

• Women were allowed to own and control property

• Women were permitted to vote for borough councils

• Women were given primary school education