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How successful were the suffragettes at gaining the vote for women?
Women in the modern day are allowed to vote, so I would say very successful
Who were the suffragetts?
The suffragettes were a group of women who campaigned for women to have a right to vote in elections. Some ladies handcuffed them self to the Houses of Parliament but ended up behind bars. Finally the suffragettes wish was granted and now thanks to the suffragettes women now are able to take part in the elections.They were a group of women in the early 1900s that campaigned for women's rights in Britain, often in a violent way. For example, Emily Davison threw herself underneath the King's horse at the 1913 derby.
What are suffragettes exactly?
The suffragettes were a group of women in the later part of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century who were lobbying for women to be allowed to vote. They were not the only group of women who were trying to do this, but the term suffragette is mainly used to denote a group of women who were more militant in there methods of protest and lobbying. They were active in the United Kingdom mostly, but also in Australia and New Zealand. There famous slogan was "Votes for Women!" In the United States women who were lobbying for the right to vote used the term suffragist. Both terms come from the word suffrage which is the right to vote. New Zealand was the first country in modern times to give women the right to vote; this happened in 1893. However, various countries and republics had allowed women to vote at various points in history which later was taken away.
What different factors helped women to gain the right to vote in 1918?
the main factors as to why women got the vote were as follows: the campaign of the suffragists, the campaign of the suffragettes and the role of women in world war 1
Why did the Suffragettes not Gain Suffrage before World War 1?
Women did not gain the vote before the war because men thought that women would take over politically and gain more civil rights than men.
