Womens Rights 1900
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- Created on: 10-02-17 13:41
Women couldnt vote in national elections:
-They were under the illusiion that the big wide world was mens business women were for the home
-Many believed women werent very rational and therefor couldnt make bif decisions
-Many believed men ahd to be householders to gate the vote and only rich women owned houses so it was deemed odd to give them the vote
-if only rich women got the vote they would most likely vote conservative the liberals didnt like this idea
Suffragists moderate protestors for the vote
-Also known as National union of womens suffrage society
-founded in 1897 by a leader called Millicent Fawcet
-Main tactics included persuasion meetings and petitions to parliament
Sufragettes more direct in their approach to gain the Vote
-Formal name Womens social and political union
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