Explain why women failed to gain the right to vote between 1900 and 1914?

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Explain why women failed to gain the right to vote

between 1900 and 1914?

During the 19th century, women made a lot of progress in gaining their rights. One area that women were not equal to men was politics. They were not able to vote. This made some women very angry. Because of this, two groups formed to campaign for the right to vote. These were the Suffragists and the Suffragettes. Despite their best efforts, by 1914, women still did not have the right to vote and in this essay, I will explain why.

In the 19th century, women were treated very badly. They were not equal to men, for example, women had no legal rights. Everything they had belonged to their fathers and husbands. Women were not allowed to study for a degree. They worked on farms, in factories and down coal mines. The hours were long and work was very hard. Middle and upper class women were expected to make good wives and hostesses but they were not supposed to rival their husbands’ intelligence. Although, wealthy women did not work and poor women needed to work so that their family had enough to live on.

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Because of this, two groups formed to campaign for the vote. The first group were called the Suffragists. They were formed by Millicent Fawcett in 1897. Their method of campaigning was peaceful, legal methods such as petitions and marches. The problem with this was that a lot of men ignored them and didn’t listen to them – it wasn’t very effective. The second group were the Suffragettes. They were formed by Emmeline Pankhurst in 1903. Their method of campaigning was violent and they disrupted meetings, threw stones at windows to get attention. The problem with this was that because ...

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