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GCSE Coursework – Votes for Women

Source A implies that the reasons given by the Suffragettes demanding votes for women are that firstly, women were very angry that the Conciliation Bill did not include the right to vote for women, but the Bill included many things for men. Source A was by the Suffragettes, who were a group of women fighting for women suffrage using militant techniques. This group of women produced the poster shown in Source A in 1912, when the third Conciliation Bill was yet again shelved like the second Bill. As a result of this incident, the poster shown in Source A was produced as to why women could get the vote. The poster, as it clearly shows, is one sided, so this was used as propaganda. The point of this poster is that women are comparing themselves to men, as they have the vote, but are showing women doing much more important jobs than men. The comparison shows that women are responsible, and men are irresponsible. The poster says that women are caring and responsible. For example, on the poster, it shows a woman who is a doctor or teacher. This shows that women were educated, intelligent and helpful. There is also a mother, which shows that she is nurturing, kind and caring. These characteristics show that women are responsible and can think for themselves. The poster also shows that women have achieved much more than men in the poster, and are still being denied the right to vote, which makes the Suffragettes even angrier than they were before. Women have also progressed a long way since the 1850s. The poster says that men are very irresponsible and that they are useless. For example, it shows a man who is a convict. This shows that men are, evil and dangerous. The poster also shows a man who is a proprietor of white slaves, which shows that he is greedy, exploit and corrupt. These characteristics show that men are very useless in the community, and that they are taking from the community, not giving like women. Overall, Source A is telling us that women had progressed much more than they were before, and that they were as, or more, responsible than men. The Source is also trying to tell us that women were intelligent, compared to the useless men shown on the poster. This Source tells us that women were really frustrated and annoyed about being denied the right to vote.              

On the one hand, Source C agrees with A because they are both types of propaganda posters, and they both promote their views. Inadvertently, Source C and A agree because the poster of Source C shows house that is in a mess, and all of this is mainly because a woman is not there to do the jobs that are meant to be done by a woman. However, Source C disagrees with Source A because Source A shows women that are responsible, and Source C shows women that are irresponsible. Another reason as to why Sources C and A disagree is that both of the Sources differ on the actual message that they are trying to give out to the public. If you look closely at Source C, you can see a poster saying Votes for Women, and underneath this, it says “back in an hour or so”. This is trying to show that women are not caring for their family and that she has not come back in an hour as the candle has finished and burnt out. On the floor, you can see a little girl lying there with her doll, and this means that the little girl sleeps on the floor like a dog, so her mother does not care for her. On the table you can see a young girl tired from trying to take on the mother’s job, and you can see that her socks has holes in them, yet again, this is showing that the mother does not care for her children. Inadvertently, however, it is showing that women are very important; if a woman is not there to do her job, then everything in the house goes wrong. This shows that a woman is very important in everyday life. In conclusion, I think that Sources A and C do not agree as they are made by two opposition, but unintentionally, Source C does agree with Source A because it shows a women’s job is really important.

        On the other hand, Source C agrees with Source B because they are both against woman suffrage. Source B is saying women would take over, as there are more women than men, 1.3 million women, and this would lead to a long term effect. The men would fear this, as they fear change. Both of the Sources agree that there would be negative changes. Source C says that the home has transformed into a disaster. However, Source C does not agree with Source B because Source C shows a more drastic attack onto opposition to women getting the vote. Source B is talking about women not being able to be trusted, as, if they get the vote, they would just vote for the people who are good looking or something along those lines. Source C shows that women cannot deal with politics and that they should stick with their traditional role. The Source also shows that women would do anything to gain the right to vote. In conclusion, Source B was written by women who put forward a reasoned argument, Source C is a cartoon by a man who is writing to arouse public attention.      

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Using my own knowledge, I am going to start off with telling you some back ground information about the Suffragists and the Suffragette. The Suffragists were a peaceful group of women that was led by Millicent Fawcett. The Suffragists were a peaceful group who used peaceful methods. The Suffragists are originally called the NUWSS, and they were one big group of women that had joined from all around the UK. They actually campaigned 72 years before they had finally gained the vote. The Suffragettes, originally known as the WSPU and led by Emeline Pankhurst, were a group of women ...

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