The Suffragettes were part of the woman's rights movement of the early 20th century. The Suffragettes are not to be confused with the Suffragists. The Suffragettes and the Suffragists were two different woman's rights campaign groups. Both the Suffragettes and the Suffragists campaigned for woman's rights, particularly enfranchising women. However, they both had different beliefs in which women should be franchised. They also had differing opinions on how women should receive the vote.
The Suffragists were found in 1897, who created the group the National Union of Woman's Suffrage Societies. The National Union of Woman's Suffrage Societies was found by Suffragist Millicent Fawcett. Many women deserted the Suffragists because they didn't think that their method of acquiring the vote was effective. Many thought that Millicent Fawcett's approach was slow and that another approach to achieving the vote was needed, a militant approach. This eventually led to the birth of the Suffragette movement. The Suffragettes were created in the early 20th century. In 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst, and her daughters, Christabel and Sylvia formed the Women's Social and Political Union. The Women's Social and Political Union was the Suffragettes. In this article we will look at four facts about the Suffragettes:
1. Suffragettes preferred violence
Compared to their Suffragist counterparts, the Suffragettes advocated violence to achieve their aims. There were many methods of violence that the Suffragettes used to try and gain the vote. They used violent methods like; bombs, arson and smashing windows. Needless to say, they didn't try and win the vote through peaceful means. Many of them were jailed due to their militant activities. However, many of them were also jailed because they protested. 2. Active Campaigning The Suffragettes were not just confined to their militant tactics. Many of them also took action which wasn't as extreme as the methods listed in point one. Other tactics used by the suffragettes were; protesting, chaining themselves to things and 'disturbing the peace.' Whether their actions were more militant or more peaceful, torture was commonly used on suffragettes. 3. Suffragettes were tortured Many Suffragettes were tortured as a punishment of protesting, even if the protest wasn't violent. The most common form of torture inflicted upon Suffragettes was in force feeding. The force-feeding of Suffragettes occurred in prison. Theforce feeding happened because many of the women who were sent to prison decided to go on hunger strike. The government had to end the force-feeding of Suffragettes in prison. As force feeding was unpopular with the general public. Force-feeding ended through the Cat and Mouse Act, 1913. 4. Equal Suffrage Rights didn't happen until 1928 Women didn't receive the same voting rights as with until 1928. This was through theEqual Franchise Act 1928. The Equal Franchise Act 1928 gave women and men equal voting rights. The Equal Franchise Act 1928 expanded on a previous act passed by parliament, called the Representation of the People Act 1918. The Representation of the People Act 1918 granted some rights to the general public, in terms of franchising them. However, mostly it benefited men, not women. All men over the age of 21 were enfranchised with the act. However, only women over 30 who owned certain property were allowed the vote through the act. It wasn't until 1928 that women received the vote in equal terms with men.
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