The Suffragettes Aubrey Hart- 5th grade

1. Watch the clip

2. Look for important ideas

3. Compare thoughts with a partner

4. Share ideas with the class

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!

1848

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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.

American Woman Suffrage Association

• Officially formed in 1890

• Striving for women’s equality- in what areas, besides the vote, are women considered unequal?

1903- Women’s Social and Political Union

Emmeline Pankhurst- Founder of WSPU

Manchester, England- Pankhurst forms the WSPU. It was created with the intent to get more attention than previous efforts. It did just that…

1906-1914

Vandalism, Riots and Arrests Rock London, England

What is this image saying?

WWI- Differences in US and UK

United Kingdom United States

While the world was at war British women took a break from the Suffragette movement. They focused their efforts on aiding the war as nurse, cooks, and factory workers.

American women used the war as a means to prove how indispensible women are to society. They continued to rally for women’s rights in addition to war efforts.

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?

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?