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WorksheetsThe Suffragettes
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which initials were the group campaigning for votes for women known by?
WSPU
WASP
WISP
WOMEN
Which group was known as the more peaceful political campaign group for women's suffrage?
The Suffragettes
The Suffragists
The Suffrajettes
The Chartists
Which group had the motto "Deeds not Words" meaning action not words.
The Suffragists
The Chartists
The Suffragettes
The WISPUS
(Tick all which apply) Which of the following was forbidden for women in 1800?
Attending university
Getting a divorce
Owning property
Voting
Being married
(Tick all which apply) Which of the following were famous suffragettes?
Emily Davison
Sylvia Pankhurst
Sylvia Pancake
Emily Dawson
Why was Emily Davison famous?
She attacked the Queen
She blew up the Prime Minister's house
She jumped off London Bridge
She jumped/ fell in front of the King's Horse
Which act of police brutality towards women horrified the public?
Using tear gas
Starving them in prison
Force feeding them in prison
Torturing them for information
Which law was passed by the government to avoid being blamed for deaths of suffragettes in prison?
The Cat and Dog Act
The Cat and Mouse Act
The Dog and Pony Act
The Dog and Mouse Act
Which year were the first women in Britain given the right to vote?
1918
1916
1914
1912
How old did women have to be to vote in 1918?
18
21
25
30
What major event helped women to get the right to vote?
The sinking of the Titanic
WWI
WWII
The Spanish Flu
(Select all relevant) Which of the following were methods used by the Suffragettes?
Blow up postboxes
Traffic disruption
Handcuffing to railings
Hunger strikes
Fighting
How well did you feel you understood the work completed on the suffragettes?
Really well!
Well
Average
Not well at all
I didn't work hard enough!
