WorksheetsGP Emily Davison
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 29mins
What is meant by the word 'suffrage'?
To suffer for a cause
The right to vote
The right to protest
Who set up the Suffragettes?
Millicent Fawcett
Emily Davison
Emmeline Pankhurst
Which three things did the Suffragettes do to campaign?
Attacked police
Wrote angry letters
Set buildings on fire
Chained themselves to railings
What did people think of the way the Suffragettes campaigned?
They all thought it was fantastic
Not everyone liked it, and they made no impact
Not everyone liked it, but they made a huge impact
Which horse race did Emily Davison attend in 1913?
Ascot
The Derby
The Grand National
Emily Davison studied at...
Manchester University
Cambridge University
Liverpool University
Oxford University
Emily Davison went to prison for throwing rocks at an MP. Who was he?
David Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
Henry Lloyd George
David Lloyd Green
Who did the Suffragists try to get support from?
Just women
Men in Parliament
Anyone who would listen
Men
While in prison, Emily Davison was...
Looked after well
Force fed
Put in solitary confinement
Beaten
Were all suffragettes upper class?
Yes they all came from the upper class
No, they all came from the middle and lower classes
No, they came from all social backgrounds
When was the suffragettes movement created and by whom?
1897 by Emeline Pankhurst
1899 by Milicent Fawcett
1903 by Emeline Pankhurst
1908 Milicent Fawcett
When did women get the parliamentary vote in the UK?
1916
1917
1918
1919
When Prime Minister David Lloyd George first granted women the right to vote....
all women were concerned
women over 20 were concerned
women over 30 were concerned
The motto of the Suffragettes was
'Deeds and words"
'Deeds not words’.
'Actions speak louder than words'
What was the difference between suffragettes and suffragists?
Suffragists were militant, suffragettes were peaceful
Suffragists were peaceful, suffragettes were militant
They were both peaceful
They were both militant
When all suffragette prisoners started to go on hunger strike, what did the authorities do to begin with?
They let the women die in prison
They immediately released them
They let the women grow weak and then released them
They force-fed them
The Cat and Mouse Act of 1913 enabled the police to:
run after all protesters and arrest them
release women when they became ill and then to re-arrest them
release women for good when they became ill
The first world war played an important role in persuading the government to grant women the vote because:
the government was happy the Allies had won the war
women contributed to the war effort
too many men had been killed
Women deliberately broke the law to gain publicity by
stealing goods and burning buildings
smashing windows and burning buildings
smashing windows and insulting the Prime Minister
Why did the Suffragette movement occur?
Equality
Women treated unequally
They wanted to create confrontation
What were the long term effects of the suffragette movement?
Women were able to attend college
Began to enter Male dominant professions
Had to travel with a male accomplice
Could only work domestic jobs
What is the Suffragette movement?
women's rights equal with men
Women get more rights then men
Men get more rights then women
People of colour get more rights
What did middle class women mainly do as jobs?
Teachers
Nurses
Army
Engineer
When did feminism take off?
1980s
1950s
1890s
1936
What is meant by the word 'suffrage'?
To suffer for a cause
The right to vote
The right to protest
What does WSPU stand for?
Women's Social and Political Union
Women's Society for Politics Understanding
Weekly Social and Political Union
West Sussex Political Union
Women's Social and Political Understanding
What was set up in 1897?
Campaign for Women's Suffrage
National Union of Women's Suffrage Society
Working Class Women Society
National Union of Servants
Campaign for the Protection of Women
The right to vote. People in favor of women's right to vote were called suffragettes
suffrage
freedom of religion
equal rights
freedom of speech
The Queen of England during the 1800s was
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Victoria
Queen Millicent
What kind of things could women not do before the Suffragettes?
Go to university.
Look after their baby.
Cook and clean.
Vote.
Wear trousers.
What violent things did the Suffragettes do?
Burn Churches.
Shoot people.
Attack people.
Chain themselves to railings.
Vandalize shops.
Which group did Emmeline Pankhurst form?
Women's Sandwich and Pie Union
Women’s Social and Political Union
Women's Shakespeare and Performance Union
What did the Suffragettes achieve?
The right to vote at age 30 in 1918.
The right to vote at age 21 in 1928
The right to run for Prime Minister.
The right to fight in the war.
What year did women gain the vote?
1912
1914
1918
1921
What does the word "suffrage" mean?
To suffer for your beliefs
Having the right to vote in political elections
It is a term for women's rights
To campaign for the right to vote
What year did Emily Davidson die following her attempt to pin a scarf with the Suffragette colours on the Kings horse?
1912
1913
1916
1918
Which organisation allowed men to join?
Suffragettes (WSPU)
Suffragists (NUWSS)
What was the WSPU nicknamed?
Suffragettes
Suffragists
The first world war played an important role in persuading the government to grant women the vote because:
the government was happy the Allies had won the war
women contributed to the war effort
too many men had been killed
Which Horse Race did Emily Davison die at?
Epsom Derby
Grand National
Anfield Derby
Royal Ascot
What was the nickname of the WSPU?
Suffragists
Sufferers
Suffragettes
Protest women
What does WSPU stand for?
Women's Social and Political Union
Women's Suffrage Protest Union
Women's Socail and Protest Union
World Social and Political Union
When was the suffragettes movement created and by whom?
1897 by Emeline Pankhurst
1899 by Milicent Fawcett
1903 by Emeline Pankhurst
1908 Milicent Fawcett
When did women get the parliamentary vote in the UK?
1916
1917
1918
1919
Suffragettes had tried getting the vote peacefully. Tick all the peaceful ways they had tried to get the vote.
Peaceful demonstrations
Posters
Letter-writing
Petitions
Which of these acts was NOT something done by suffragettes?
Jumping in front of a horse
Bombing a house
Starving themselves
Graffiti
Poisoning people
What does WSPU stand for?
Women's Social and Political Union
Women's Society for Politics Understanding
Weekly Social and Political Union
West Sussex Political Union
Women's Social and Political Understanding
Why did women try to get arrested?
They were safer in prison
So they got free food
To anger their husbands
To get publicity
To waste police time
What was set up in 1897?
Campaign for Women's Suffrage
National Union of Women's Suffrage Society
Working Class Women Society
National Union of Servants
Campaign for the Protection of Women
The protesters in the photo were a part of the
Abolitionist movement
Women’s Suffrage movement
Labor rights movement
Civil Rights movement
What was one of the main goals of the women's suffrage movement?
Gender Discrimination
Gender Equality
Gender Inequality
Gender Ethics
Most men supported the women's suffrage movement.
True
False
What does the vocabulary word "reform" mean?
to change or improve
to provide information
to give someone the right to discriminate
to break something down
