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EMMELINE PANKHURST

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the ‘Women’s Social and Political Union’ do?

a)

They worked in

factories, and they became mechanics.

b)

They chained themselves to

buildings

c)

The group

organised meetings and made speeches.

d)

They wrote

articles and letters and sent them to newspapers and

political leaders.

2.

What happened in 1898?

a)

the British government gave

equal voting rights to men and women.

b)

The police arrested Emmeline

Pankhurst

c)

Richard died suddenly

3.

People called the women (a)  

4.

What did Emmeline understand from her father’s words?

a)

Emmeline didn’t open her eyes

b)

she was sleeping.

c)

in society men were more important than women

d)

both her parents believed in votes for women.

5.

When did she get married?

a)

In 1905

b)

In 1903

c)

in 1879

d)

in 1928

6.

How did the women start to protest in 1905?

a)

They organised demonstrations,

and interrupted political

meetings.

b)

They attacked

politicians and started fires.

c)

They chained themselves to

buildings.

d)

They attacked Buckingham Palace.

e)

They died.

7.

What did women do during the war?

a)

For the first time women did jobs that were

traditionally for men.

b)

They chained themselves to

buildings, including Buckingham

Palace, so people could see them.

c)

They worked in

factories, and they became mechanics.

d)

They were

very shocked.

8.

What did Richard and Emmeline want for all women?

a)

Emmeline and Richard wanted all

women to be able to vote.

b)

Emmeline and Richard wanted universal

suffrage.

c)

They wanted to continue fighting for

women’s rights.

d)

Emmeline and

Richard believed in equality for women.

9.

When did all women over 21 get the vote?

a)

In 1905

b)

In 1914

c)

In 1828

d)

In 1928

10.

At what age can people vote in Italy?

a)

15

b)

16

c)

18

11.

Emmeline went to prison (a)   times in 1912.

12.

Emmeline Pankhurst died in (a)