Womens Suffrage Groups Writing letters to MPs Lesson
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Women’s Suffrage Groups Writing letters to MPs Lesson starter: • Write down as many ways as you can think of that people use to protest.
Today we will… • Identify which groups campaigned for women to gain the right to vote. • Examine the differences between the two main groups.
Success criteria • I will match the images of women’s suffrage groups with the corresponding description. • I will distinguish between the two main suffrage groups.
Task • Create a table like the one below in your jotter. Name of organisation Established Leader Activities • As we go through the next few slides you should complete your table.
• The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) was founded by Millicent Fawcett in 1897. • It was an organisation set up to win the vote for women. • By the beginning of the twentieth century it had over 500 branches. • Members of the NUWSS were nicknamed suffragists.
• The suffragists followed traditional political methods in their fight to get the vote. • They held meetings and demonstrations, signed petitions and wrote letters to MPs. • The suffragists made people aware of the campaign for women’s rights, but not everybody was impressed.
• Emmeline Pankhurst started the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1903. • Its members were called the suffragettes. • They set up a headquarters in London and hoped to draw more attention to women’s suffrage.
• They had a weekly newspaper called Votes for Women which had a circulation of 40, 000 by 1914. • They sold WSPU merchandise and chalked messages on pavements and buildings. • However, “Deeds not Words” became their motto and they were prepared to act violently too.
• The suffragettes chained themselves to railings outside Parliament, broke windows and aimed to cause a nuisance. • They even firebombed churches and attacked the house of David Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. • As a result, many suffragettes spent time in prison.
Correctly match the statements and pictures in your jotter. Millicent Fawcett Emmeline Pankhurst David Lloyd George Suffragettes Suffragists Politician whose house was attacked by suffragettes. Wrote to MPs, held demonstrations and handed out leaflets. Founder of the WSPU Founder of the NUWSS Firebombed churches, chained themselves to railings and attacked politicians.
HOTS Task 1. Describe the differences between the NUWSS and the WSPU. 2. Select the group you think has the best methods and give reasons for your answer. 3. Which group do you think will have the biggest influence on the government? Explain your answer.
Today we will… • Identify which groups campaigned for women to gain the right to vote. • Examine the differences between the two main groups.
Success criteria • I will match the images of women’s suffrage groups with the corresponding description. • I will distinguish between the two main suffrage groups.
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