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BRITAIN WSPU 1903-14 PART 2 Flashcards

1
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When was Sylvia arrested for interrupting a court case?

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1906

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Why was Sylvia’s stance on the WSPU militancy hypocritical?

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She was regularly in and out of prison for acts of militancy

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How many times was Sylvia arrested in Spring 1913?

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3 times, going on a hunger strike on the third occasion

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What made Sylvia stand out from the rest of the Pankhursts?

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She was a socialist

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What did Syliva believe that the move away from Labour was typical of?

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Christabel’s ‘incipient Toryism’

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When did Sylvia leave the WSPU?

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1913

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What did Sylvia found?

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East London Federation of Suffragettes (ELFS)

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What was the difference between the WSPU and the ELFS?

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ELFS included male members and was a democratically organised society

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When did Emily Davison join the WSPU?

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1906

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When did Davison quit her job to campaign full-tme for the WSPU?

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1908

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What did Emily Davison do before the WSPU?

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Worked as a teacher; studied at the University of Oxford

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12
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What action did Emily Davison take during the 1911 census?

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Hid in a chapel beneath the Houses of Parliament the night before registration, so that she could appear as residing there

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What did Davison do in 1912?

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Spent 6 months in Holloway Prison for arson before falling down a staircase to win relief from the force-feedings

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When was Davison killed?

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June 1913

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Where did Davison throw herself in front of the king’s horse?

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Epsom Derby

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What has been suggested about WSPU militancy?

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Much was not directed by the WPSU, but performed on individual members’ private initiative

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17
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How was the WSPU faring in 1914?

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It had enjoyed immense success and popularity, but was in a precarious position

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18
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When did Christabel’s role in the WSPU diminish?

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After 1912

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19
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Why did Christabel’s role in the WSPU diminish?

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She fled to France to avoid imprisonment

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How did Christabel get involved from the WSPU from afar?

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Regular meetings with Annie Kenney from Paris

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What in particular did Christabel direct from afar?

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WSPU’s arson campaign

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When did Emmeline’s power diminish?

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1913

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Why did Emmeline’s power diminish?

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Sentenced to 3 years’ penal servitude for threatening to blow up Lloyd George’s house- weakened

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24
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When was the government seriously considering extending the franchise?

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1909-14

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25
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What was the problem with the WSPU’s organisation?

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WSPU’s autocratic nature was limited and inflexible

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26
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What were several political obstacles preventing the success of female suffrage between 1909-14?

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PM’s personal opposition; 1910 constitutional crisis; debates over form of female suffrage

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When had many pro-suffrage MPs become disillusioned because of WPSU violence?

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By 1912

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28
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Why could the WSPU be considered pragmatic?

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They conceived of only a limited extension to the franchise

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What was one of the biggest obstacles to female suffrage in 1909?

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Party deadlock between Conservatives and Liberals about the form it should take

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What kind of female suffrage were Conservative MPs advocating in 1909?

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Equal suffrage rights with men

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Why did the Liberals reject the Conservative proposal of female suffrage in 1909?

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Feared it would add more Conservative votes to the electorate

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What kind of female suffrage were Liberal MPs advocating in 1909?

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Extending suffrage criteria so that women and more working-class men would have the vote

33
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When did a significant women’s suffrage bill fail?

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1909

34
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Which party took power in 1906?

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Liberals

35
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Which Liberal MP introduced an unsuccessful private member’s bill for both male and female suffrage, based on a 3-month residential qualification?

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Geoffrey Howard

36
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How did the 1909 women’s suffrage bill fare in parliament?

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Carried by 35 votes on its 2nd reading, but failed to proceed after extensive debate wasted time allocated to its passing

37
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What view did Asquith hold on political change?

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Gladstonian- believed that too much too quickly would fundamentally damage political stability

38
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When was Asquith assaulted by women brandishing dog whips?

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1913

39
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How did militancy affect Asquith’s personal views on female suffrage?

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Strengthened his resolve

40
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What reinforced Asquith’s view that only very extreme women could possibly want the vote?

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His wife Margot and daughter Violet were adamantly opposed to female suffrage

41
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When did Asquith call a general election, due to the Lords’ refusal to pass the 1909 budget?

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January 1910

42
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How did the Liberals fare in the 1910 election?

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Returned to government, but lost their majority

43
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What was appointed after the 1910 election to address the issue of female suffrage?

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All-party committee, consisting of 54 MPs

44
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Who chaired the 1910 all-party committee for female suffrage?

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Conservative Early of Lytton, brother of a celebrated WSPU member

45
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What did the 1910 bill propose?

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Vote for women householders and business occupants, with an income of £10 a year or more; marriage wouldn’t be a disqualification

46
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Who would the 1910 bill actually give the vote to?

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Women who could already vote in local government elections

47
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Why was the 1910 bill criticised in the HoC?

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Only gave vote to 1 million women, mostly widows and spinsters

48
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How did the 1910 bill actually fare in the HoC?

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Passed its 2nd reading in July by a staggering 110 votes

49
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Which key figures denounced/opposed the 1910 bill?

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Christabel; Asquith; Lloyd George and Churchill

50
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Why did nothing more happen with the 1910 bill?

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1910 constitutional crisis

51
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When was there a 2nd general election in 1910?

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November

52
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Why was there a 2nd general election in 1910?

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Total breakdown in relations between HoL and HoC

53
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When was Black Friday?

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1910

54
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What happened on Black Friday?

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Riot broke out in Parliament Square in response to failure of 1909 conciliation bill; 300 women assaulted by police

55
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How many women died on Black Friday?

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3

56
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When was a 2nd conciliation bill passed?

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May 1911

57
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What did the 2nd conciliation bill pass by?

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255 votes to 88

58
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Why was there a 2nd conciliation bill?

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Asquith promised the next parliament would include a bill for female suffrage

59
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Who opposed the 2nd conciliation bill?

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Lloyd George- feared it would create 1000s of Conservative voters

60
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When was there a 3rd conciliation bill?

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March 1912

61
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How did the 3rd conciliation bill fare?

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Defeated by 14 votes

62
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How did the female suffrage societies react to the failure of the 3rd conciliation bill?

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NUWSS moved to make an alliance with the Labour Party; WSPU resumed militant activities more aggressively

63
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What was part of the reason for the failure of the 3rd conciliation bill?

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Damaging effect of WSPU’s militant violence

64
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How did Asquith sabotage the 3rd conciliation bill?

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Persuaded Irish Nationalist MPs to drop their support for the bill in order to secure legislation for Irish Home Rule

65
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How many Irish MPs voted for the 1912 bill?

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3

66
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What did many people believe that the vote was?

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A responsibility, not a right

67
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When was a new franchise bill debated, proposing the extension of the vote to working-class men?

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1913

68
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Who suggested that the 1913 franchise bill should also include women?

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Lloyd George

69
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How did MPs react to the 1913 franchise bill?

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Found support from HoC; Speaker of the House declared that this would make the bill invalid

70
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Who was the Speaker of the House in 1913?

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Conservative MP James Lowther

71
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How did the suffragettes react to the 1913 franchise bill?

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With more violence

72
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When did Lloyd George believe that Christabel had lost all sense of proportion?

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November 1911

73
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When was Milicent Fawcett made aware in a conversation with Lloyd George that recent militancy made reform impossible?

A

1910

74
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What was the significant militant event that made pro-suffrage MPs doubt the cause?

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1910 attack on Downing Street

75
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When was there a particularly aggressive wave of violence?

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1911-13

76
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How many times had Conservative Party conferences passed votes in favour of female suffrage before 1911?

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6

77
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How did Conservative Party conferences vote on female suffrage in 1912 and 1913?

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Opposed it

78
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What is an example of reduced support for female suffrage in 1912?

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Pro-suffrage MP George Lansbury lost his seat to an anti-suffrage candidate; despite a huge majority in 1910

79
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How did the 1917 RPA fare?

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Passed by 385 to 55 votes

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