Suffrage Movement and Key Events

The video explores the suffragette movement, highlighting its complexity and key figures like Emmeline Pankhurst and Millicent Fawcett. It discusses the challenges faced by suffragists, including militant actions and imprisonment. The impact of World War I on women's roles and the eventual granting of voting rights in 1918 and 1928 are also covered.

What image might the term 'suffragette' evoke?

• A modern-day activist

• A well-dressed Edwardian lady

• A medieval knight

• A Victorian scientist

Which newspaper first coined the term 'suffragette'?

• The Guardian

• The Times

• The Daily Mail

• The Telegraph

Who were two lesser-known suffragists mentioned in the video?

• Emmeline Pankhurst and Millicent Fawcett

• Marie Curie and Ada Lovelace

• Ada Neale Chew and May Billinghurst

• Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole

What was May Billinghurst's significant challenge?

• She was unable to read or write

• She was paralyzed from the waist down

• She was not allowed to speak in public

• She was exiled from her country

What event is known as 'Black Friday'?

• The start of World War I

• The signing of a suffrage bill

• A violent demonstration in London

• A day of peaceful protest

How did the government respond to suffragette activities after 1912?

• By granting them voting rights

• By increasing prosecutions and jail sentences

• By supporting their cause

• By ignoring their actions

What was Mrs. Pankhurst's stance on violence?

• She encouraged violence in secret

• She supported violent actions

• She was horrified by the idea of violence

• She was indifferent to violence

What major event changed the narrative of the suffrage movement in 1914?

• The outbreak of the First World War

• The signing of the Representation of the People Act

• The formation of the NUWSS

• The death of Emmeline Pankhurst

What did the Representation of the People Act 1918 achieve?

• It gave all women the right to vote

• It allowed women over 30 and men over 21 to vote

• It restricted voting rights to men only

• It abolished the voting system

When were women finally given equal voting rights with men?

• 1918

• 1948

• 1928

• 1938