The document summarizes the history of the suffragette movement for women's right to vote in the United States and United Kingdom from 1848 to 1928. It outlines key events and organizations such as the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, the formation of the American Woman Suffrage Association in 1890 and the Women's Social and Political Union in the UK in 1903. It describes the increasing militant tactics used by British suffragettes from 1906-1914 and how American and British women's roles differed during World War I. Finally, it notes that American women gained the right to vote in 1920 with the 19th amendment while British women had to wait until 1918 and 1928 to vote.
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A presentation given at Hacettepe University, Department of English Language and Literature, Ankara on 8 March 2016. It looks at the origins of the Suffragette movement, and its potential "threat" to societal stability in the Edwardian era, as well as its role in helping bring about universal suffrage. The presentation ends with a short critique of the recent film SUFFRAGETTE (2015) in light of the historical evidence.
The Suffragettes: Past and Present (2016)laurence raw
A presentation given at Hacettepe University, Department of English Language and Literature, Ankara on 8 March 2016. It looks at the origins of the Suffragette movement, and its potential "threat" to societal stability in the Edwardian era, as well as its role in helping bring about universal suffrage. The presentation ends with a short critique of the recent film SUFFRAGETTE (2015) in light of the historical evidence.
2. 1. Watch the clip
2. Look for important
ideas
3. Compare thoughts
with a partner
4. Share ideas with the
class
3. Timeline of the Suffragettes
• 1848- Women’s Rights Convention-Seneca Falls, US
• 1890- American Woman Suffrage Association
• 1903- UK- Women’s Social and Political Union
• 1906-1914- Vandalism, Riots, and Arrests Rock England
• 1914-1918- World War 1- Differences in US and UK
• Women Receive the Vote!
4. 1848
2.
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1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, along with Lucretia Mott, are among the leaders of the first
organized union for women’s rights.
2. The convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York.
5. American Woman Suffrage Association
• Officially formed
in 1890
• Striving for
women’s
equality- in what
areas, besides
the vote, are
women
considered
unequal?
6. 1903- Women’s Social and Political Union
Manchester, England-
Pankhurst forms the WSPU.
It was created with the
intent to get more
attention than previous
efforts. It did just that…
Emmeline Pankhurst- Founder of WSPU
9. WWI- Differences in US and UK
United Kingdom United States
While the world was at war American women used the war
British women took a break from as a means to prove how
the Suffragette movement. They indispensible women are to
focused their efforts on aiding society. They continued to rally
the war as nurse, cooks, and for women’s rights in addition
factory workers. to war efforts.
10. Women Receive the Vote!
• United States
- 19th Amendment is passed on August 18, 1920.
• United Kingdom
- Women over 30 are allowed to vote in 1918.
- All women of age were allowed to vote through
the Representation of People Act, 1928
What do you think about putting an age restriction on voting?
11. Let’s Talk About It
• What are the two images saying about the
expectations of women?
• Are men and women considered equal today?
• What about the rest of the world? Are women
still fighting for what we Americans call
women’s rights?