RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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wanted the vote for middle-class, property-owning women
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used peaceful and non-violent demonstrations
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were polite and law-abiding
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The suffragists were members of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) and were lead by Millicent Garrett Fawcett during the height of the suffrage movement, 1890 – 1919. They campaigned for votes for middle-class, property-owning women and believed in peaceful protest.
Detailed explanation-2: -These women became known as the suffragettes, and they were willing to take direct, militant action for the cause.
Detailed explanation-3: -The suffragists believed in achieving change through parliamentary means and used lobbying techniques to persuade Members of Parliament sympathetic to their cause to raise the issue of women’s suffrage in debate on the floor of the House.
Detailed explanation-4: -They lobbied politicians, staged demonstrations, marches and petitions and campaigned to get the support of the public for the cause. In 1903, Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst formed the Women’s Social and Political Union.