British Depth Study 19061918

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British Depth Study 1906-1918

• Why did some women gain the right to vote in 1918?

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Why?

• Peaceful suffragist campaigning bringing about
  gradual change over 50 years
• Militant suffragette campaigning demonstrating
  commitment to their beliefs and forcing the
  government to take the issue seriously.
• Womens support for the war effort gained
  respect for women

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Interpretations
There were three stages in the emancipation of
women. The first was the long campaign of
propaganda and organisation at the centre of
which, patient, unwearyingly and always hopeful
stood Dame Millicent Fawcett. The second was the
campaign of the militants. The third was
war. Had there been no militancy and no war the
emancipation would have some, although more
slowly. But without the faithful preparation of
the ground over many years by Dame Millicent
Fawcett and her colleagues, neither militancy or
the war could have produced the crop.
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Women were given the vote in 1918 as a reward
for their work during the war.How far do the
sources in this paper support this statement?
Use details of the sources and your own knowledge
to explain your answer. (12)
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Things to consider..

• Which sources agree explicitly with the statement
  pick a short quote as evidence and use
  background knowledge
• Which sources imply that the statement is correct
  although do not explicitly say that pick a
  short quote as evidence and use background
  knowledge
• Which sources disagree with the statement and
  provide another explanation pick a short quote
  as evidence and use background knowledge
• Which sources are useless when trying to answer
  this question explain why