16 Jan

THE SUFFRAGETTES

Publié par Sandrine CHARAVY

To start our new topic about Myths and Heroes, let's focus on the role of women, more particularly those who made great achievements to change their situation in the British society and in the world for the better.

The first part of our lesson will be devoted to The Suffragettes. The word "suffrage" means the right to vote. Nevertheless, this right was only men's for a long time. The Suffragettes campaigned for women to have this right to vote. This movement was founded in England by Millicent Fawcett. At the beginning, it was really peaceful and women tried to convince men that they also deserved the right to vote. As things didn't change, the campaign became more agressive with more violent direct actions (tsuch as the Hunger Strike that led to the Cat and Mouse Act)

The following link presents the key dates of this movement and some important figures.

The Suffragettes

The word ' suffrage ' means having the right to vote in political elections. The Suffragettes campaigned for women to have this right. In Britain the organisation was led by Emmeline Pankhurst and ...

http://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/the-suffragettes

Were extreme suffragettes regarded as terrorists? - BBC News

A century ago, British women still did not have the vote and violent protests by the suffragettes were escalating. Were these women seen at the time as something akin to terrorists, or as activists

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16945901

Just for fun: Propaganda against women's vote was really and incredibly developed. Just have alook at the different posters about the situation.

L'incroyable propagande contre le vote des femmes des années 1900 - 1914

Toutes les avancées sociales, de l'abolition de l'esclavage à la reconnaissance des droits des femmes, se sont toujours heurtées au conservatisme et aux valeurs traditionnelles. Je vous propose ...

http://www.ufunk.net/insolite/contre-le-vote-des-femmes/

If you want to discover the evolution of the Rights of Women, just have a look at the following link.