GCSE-History-Changing Roles Of women Explain Why Women Failed To Gain The Right To Vote Between 1900 & 1914

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GCSE History Coursework

The Changing Role And Status Of Women In Britain Since 1900

Introduction

My coursework essay is going to be based on why women failed to gain the right to vote between 1900 and 1914 and the discussion on whether women would have gained the right to vote in 1918 if the First World War didn’t take place.

Before the 1900’s women had very little rights what so ever and the way in which women were portrayed was by the famous saying of Lord Tennyson “Men to command and women to obey”. Women were also not aloud to work in the same line of work as males, women were also paid nearly half less than men. The first real improvements towards women’s rights came in 1836 when Caroline Norton appealed against her husband who had wrongly taken her husband from her. With the help of politicians and MP’s she managed to get the law changed in her favour.

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Question 1: Explain Why Women Failed To Gain The Right To Vote Between 1900 & 1914

There are several solutions as to why women between 1900 & 1914 failed to gain the right to vote:

Emmeline Pankhurst formed a social and political union (WSPU) in 1903 and was later known as ‘The Suffragettes’. This union was dedicated to winning the right to vote for women, they were so dedicated that the union became very militant; holding aggressive protests outside The House Of Commons and vandalising the building. When Liberal Government was elected into parliament for the first time ...

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