Choose one reason and explain how it contributed to women being given the vote in 1918.

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Georgina Elliott 11.4                                                      January 16th 03

History Coursework – Q1

Choose one reason and explain how it contributed to women being given the vote in 1918.

       The suffragettes contributed to gaining the vote in 1918 in many ways. The suffragettes were positive determined women who fought to gain the vote for women. The suffragettes showed men and women alike that all women were equal to men and deserved equal rights in being allowed to vote for the democracy in which they lived.

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      The suffragettes campaign started in 1903. They called themselves the ‘women’s social and political union’, (WSPU).

      The founder of the suffragettes was a Mrs.Pankhurst and her daughters. The suffragettes were violent women who strove to get what they wanted and nothing was going to stop them.

      The suffragettes were quite the opposite to the suffragists. The suffragists were quiet women who always campaigned peacefully within the law. The suffragists were quiet women who never drew much attention to themselves, thus leading to being ignored.

      Unlike the suffragists, the ...

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