Suffragette / Suffragist Review

What does the word "suffrage" mean?

• To suffer for your beliefs

• Having the right to vote in political elections

• It is a term for women's rights

• To campaign for the right to vote

What year did women gain the vote?

• 1912

• 1914

• 1918

• 1921

The Suffragist movement was also known as?

• National Union of Women’s Suffrage

• Women’s Social and Political Union

• Women's Right to Vote Campaign

• Women's Union of Suffrage

What was the Cat and Mouse Act of 1913?

• It allowed Suffragettes to be released from prison to finish their sentence at home.

• It was a method the police used to capture Suffragettes.

• It enabled the police to release women from prison when they became ill and then to re-arrest them when they had recovered their strength.

• It enabled the Suffragettes to go on repeated hunger strike.

Who founded the National Union of Women’s Suffrage in 1897?

• Millicent Fawcett

• Josephine Butler

• Emmeline Pankhurst

• Emily Davidson

Who founded the Women’s Social and Political Union in 1903?

• Josephine Butler

• Emmeline Pankhurst

• Millicent Fawcett

• Sylvia Pankhurst

What year did Emily Davidson die following her attempt to pin a scarf with the Suffragette colours on the Kings horse?

• 1912

• 1913

• 1916

• 1918

What were the Suffragette colours?

• Purple, white and green

• Purple, red and white

• Green, white and red

• White, purple and yellow

Were all suffragettes upper class?

• Yes they all came from the upper class

• No, they all came from the middle and lower classes

• No, they came from all social backgrounds

The motto of the Suffragettes was....

• Action against oppression

• Deeds not words

• Deeds and action

• Words not deeds