Women Attaining the Right to Vote
Women Attaining the Right to Vote
Throughout history, women were degraded on society’s hierarchy. Beginning in 1893, women began fighting for their rights in society (“Start of the Suffragette”). New Zealand was the first country that granted women the vote. They believed that women had the potential to be a part of society. However, men in England did not believe in that ideology. The idea of women having the rights to vote, was unnatural, disturbing, and out of the ordinary (Hicks 12, 13) In 1873, A MP, or a Member of Parliament stated that, "All our history has been made by men and not by women; and our great empire, as it has been made, so it must be preserved...by the action of men"(Hicks 12, 13). In the mid-nineteenth century, organizations were formed by groups of people, mostly women, who wanted the vote for women (“Woman Suffrage”). The Suffragist movement began with multiple women who all had the same goal; achieving equal voting rights as men. The two prominent groups were known as the suffragist and the suffragettes (“Start of the Suffragette”). The suffragist were known for their peaceful protesting, and constantly arranging rallies to advance the women’s suffrage movement (“History Women's Suffrage Movement”). The suffragettes were the opposite of this group because they had a more militant way of protesting. The name “Suffragettes” was used as a derogatory name used to insult these women for their negative actions. Due to a combination of actions, women were able to gain the right to vote. Through the strong leadership of Emmeline pankhurst and all her organizations, the
protests of the suffragists and the nortirity of the suffragettes, and the contribution of the war all enabled women to receive the right to vote.
Emmeline pankhurst was an avid leader who thought that the suffragists way of campaigning was not effective. In October 1903, Emmeline founded The Women’s social and Political Union which was commonly known as the WSPU. With the
Throughout history, women were degraded on society’s hierarchy. Beginning in 1893, women began fighting for their rights in society (“Start of the Suffragette”). New Zealand was the first country that granted women the vote. They believed that women had the potential to be a part of society. However, men in England did not believe in that ideology. The idea of women having the rights to vote, was unnatural, disturbing, and out of the ordinary (Hicks 12, 13) In 1873, A MP, or a Member of Parliament stated that, "All our history has been made by men and not by women; and our great empire, as it has been made, so it must be preserved...by the action of men"(Hicks 12, 13). In the mid-nineteenth century, organizations were formed by groups of people, mostly women, who wanted the vote for women (“Woman Suffrage”). The Suffragist movement began with multiple women who all had the same goal; achieving equal voting rights as men. The two prominent groups were known as the suffragist and the suffragettes (“Start of the Suffragette”). The suffragist were known for their peaceful protesting, and constantly arranging rallies to advance the women’s suffrage movement (“History Women's Suffrage Movement”). The suffragettes were the opposite of this group because they had a more militant way of protesting. The name “Suffragettes” was used as a derogatory name used to insult these women for their negative actions. Due to a combination of actions, women were able to gain the right to vote. Through the strong leadership of Emmeline pankhurst and all her organizations, the
protests of the suffragists and the nortirity of the suffragettes, and the contribution of the war all enabled women to receive the right to vote.
Emmeline pankhurst was an avid leader who thought that the suffragists way of campaigning was not effective. In October 1903, Emmeline founded The Women’s social and Political Union which was commonly known as the WSPU. With the