What can you learn from source A about the reasons given by the Suffragettes for demanding votes for women? Source A is a poster which has been produced by the suffragettes

The women in the poster are showing good jobs they have in society they are shown as important and responsible people in the country. The poster shows women to be holding jobs such as a mayor or nurse theses jobs both require a lot of skills such as care, education and intelligent. This gives women views about themseveles and how they should ache vice better. The source shows reasons why women demanded the vote they show how women play their role in society but still don't get anything from this. Despite this there was some women who put the means of the poster into action.

Even though women could vote in some things like local councils, school boards, London country council or board of health they still had a great demand for the vote hence the poster shows the great need of women wanting the vote. One lady called Lady Margaret Sandhurst, she was the member of the liberal party and stood her first election for the London country council. She defeated her opponents by over 300 votes but unfortunately one of her conservative opponents objected to Lady Sandhurst and she was then taken to court where she lost her case. Even though she lost there was many others to tried to get women the vote. A member from the NUWSS called Elizabeth Garrett Anderson become the first women to qualify as a doctor and elected mayor the first women to do so. Both theses women have tried different tactics to get women rights this increased the importance of the poster.

The second part of the poster reads " What a man may have been and yet not lose the vote" this is a phrase trying to tell the public that men abuse the fact that they have the vote. The men seem to not care about society and be irresponsible but still have the vote. One example would be that men are convict a person that threatens to commits crimes but they still have a right of voting. There is also the drunkard who has little contribute to society, the poster is showing that all men are like this and therefore don't deserve the vote.

This source is for public to read and agree with the fact that women should get the vote. The caption reads " What a women may be and still not have the vote, What a man may have been and not yet lose the vote". The message the suffragettes are trying to make is that how useful a women may be and yet still have no vote. The suffragettes created the poster in there point of view even though the suffragettes are famous for their militant violent protests the poster is an example of a peaceful method. The poster shows the anger of the suffragettes as men can do what ever they want and they still can vote but women who are giving to society do not have the right to vote.

This document is copyright to Rita Michaels

This document is copyright to Rita Michaels