Women (Suffragists vs Suffragettes)

What type of jobs did most working-class women in Scotland have before WW1?

• Textile work, domestic service, and factory jobs.
• Office administration roles
• Agricultural labor on farms
• Teaching positions in schools

What was the main expectations of women's role in society before WW1?

• Women were encouraged to travel and see the world

• Women were required to serve in the military.
• Women were expected to focus on homemaking and child-rearing.

• Women were expected to pursue careers in politics.

Which industry employed a large number of women in Scotland before the war?

• Textile industry
• Engineering

• Shipbuilding

• Agriculture

Before WW1, women in Scotland had FULL legal rights to work in professions like medicine and law.

• True

• False

How were middle-class women's lives different from working class women's lives before the war?

• Middle-class women had more education and leisure time, while working-class women worked long hours and had fewer opportunities.
• Middle-class women worked in factories like working-class women.
• Working-class women had more leisure time than middle-class women.
• Middle-class women were primarily responsible for manual labor.

What was the primary difference between the approaches of the Suffragists and the Suffrgattes?

• Suffragists focused on international campaigns; Suffragettes focused on local issues.
• Suffragists were more radical; Suffragettes were more conservative.
• Suffragists used violent protests; Suffragettes used peaceful demonstrations.
• Suffragists used peaceful methods; Suffragettes used militant tactics.

Who led the Suffragist movement in Britain?

• Margaret Thatcher
• Emmeline Pankhurst
• Florence Nightingale
• Millicent Fawcett

Which organisation, known for its military tactics, was founded by Emmeline Pankhurts?

• Women's Liberation Front
• Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU)
• Suffragette Army
• National Women's Party

What types of action was taken by suffragettes that sometimes led to imprisonment?

• Organising charity events

• Hunger strikes, civil disobedience, vandalism, and public demonstrations.
• Voting in local elections
• Writing letters to politicians

Why did the suffragists believe that peaceful methods would be more effective than the militant actions of the suffragettes?

• Suffragists felt that aggressive tactics would unite the movement.
• Suffragists believed peaceful methods would be more effective as they would attract public support and avoid alienation.
• Suffragists thought militant actions would lead to quicker results.
• Suffragists believed that violence would gain more media attention.