Suffragettes or suffragists

Peaceful eg. Petitions, posters, leaflets

• Suffragists

• Suffragettes

• Both

Started in 1866

• Suffragists

• Suffragettes

• Both

Led by Emmeline Pankhurst

• Suffragists

• Suffragettes

• Both

Disruptive eg. Chained to gates, damaging public buildings, egg and flour

• Suffragists

• Suffragettes

• Both

Wanted the vote for wealthy women

• Suffragists

• Suffragettes 

• Both

Answer explanation

Suffragists did only focus on middle-class women, but Suffragettes wanted to encourage all women to fight for the vote.

Had some support from the government

• Suffragists

• Suffragettes

• Both

Held marches to protest

• Suffragists

• Suffragettes

• Both

Encouraged all women, and had public support

• Suffragists

• Suffragettes

• Both

‘Deeds not words’

• Suffragists

• Suffragettes

• Both

Led by Millicent Fawcett

• Suffragists

• Suffragettes

• Both