History - question 2 - suffragettes

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Describe the ways in which the methods of the suffragists and suffragettes were different.

The main similarity between the suffragists and the suffragettes was their combined effort in the campaigning and fighting for the votes of women. However both groups differed very widely on their views of how to achieve this goal.

Whilst the suffragettes believed in “deeds not words”, using violent and militant force in a way of gaining the right for women to vote, the suffragists met with politicians and used peaceful and reasoned argument to gain the right to vote, they held meetings issued leaflets and petitioned to campaign for their much deserved rights.

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At the beginning of the campaign the W.S.P.U and N.U.W.S.S were in fact one yet one of the main differences they argued over was the men in society, whilst the suffragettes (W.S.P.U) argued they should not be allowed in the suffragette groups the suffragists openly voted for male politicians, in the elections that the could, who shared some of the same views as them and supported rights for women.

Equally the women who joined each group differed much too, the poor mainly joined the suffragists (N.U.W.S.S) a group who prioritised getting the women equal rights and social standards over the ...

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