Influential Characters - campaigning for women's rights.

2. Influential Characters - campaigning for women's rights.

3. “ As a team you have 3 different lifelines to call upon in case of emergency!! • These are: • Whole class votes • 50 / 50 • Phone your teacher. • Choose them wisely – PLAY TO WIN.”

4. 1. Emily Davies was most influential in which sphere of women’s lives? A. Employment B. Marriage rights C. Education D. Sexual morality

5. 2. Emily campaigned to secure admission of women into which organisations? A. Oxford and Cambridge universities B. House of Commons C. The Kensington Society D. Canterbury Cathedral

6. 3. In 1865 Emily joined with friends (Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Barbara Leigh Smith, Dorothea Beale and Frances May Buss, to form which women’s discussion group? A. The Langham Place Group B. The Kensington Society C. The Suffrage League D. Davies Does Discussion

7. 4. A year after the Kensington Society was formed these women turned it into which organisation? A. Female Suffrage Group B. Manchester Women’s Suffrage C. The London Suffrage Committee D. Sufferers for Suffrage

8. 5. The London Suffrage Committee organised petitions that demanded what? A. Asking for women to be allowed to disco dance B. Demanding equal pay C. The right to regulated working hours D. The right to vote

9. 6. Emily Davies began to channel her energies into founding which college for girls? A. Girton College B. Oxford Brookes College C. Redruth Technology College D. Granville College

10. 7. Emily joined the NUWSS in later years to campaign peacefully for the vote. Why did she then resign? A. She could not afford the membership fees B. She disagreed with the methods of campaigning C. She did not have time to give the NUWSS her full attention D. The NUWSS gave its full support to the Labour Party

11. 8. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson’s father could afford to educate her at boarding school. Why was this? A. He had become rich from the slave trade B. He owned a chain of successful breweries C. He was a prosperous coal merchant D. He had been left a substantial inheritance

12. 9. Who did Elizabeth meet that inspired her to pursue a career in medicine? A. Florence Nightingale – the Lady with the Lamp B. Elizabeth Blackwell – the first woman in the USA to qualify as a doctor C. Her father encouraged her in this career D. Emily Davies – she agreed with her feminist outlook

13. 10. Despite numerous obstacles and setbacks, Garrett-Anderson qualified as a doctor and opened a practice in which city? A. London B. Manchester C. Bristol D. Paris

14. 11. As well as being a pioneer for women in the medical profession, Elizabeth also achieved which recognition? A. England’s first female juror (1908) B. England’s first female surgeon (1909) C. The first woman to graduate from Oxford University (1912) D. England’s first female mayor (1908)

15. 12. Elizabeth became a dedicated member of the more radical female suffrage group, the WSPU. Why did she resign? A. She opposed the arson tactics that became part of the campaign B. She and her husband moved to America C. She did not like the “dictatorship” of Emmeline Pankhurst D. She retreated from public life after the death of one of her children

16. 13. In which General Election was the radical MP John Stuart Mill invited to stand for the Westminster seat in Parliament? A. 1867 B. 1872 C. 1858 D. 1865

17. 14. What useful service did Mill provide for the ladies of the London Suffrage Committee? A. He became editor of the Women’s Suffrage magazine B. He presented petitions in favour of female suffrage to Parliament C. He advised the women on the best ways to forward their propaganda campaign D. He would act as a chaperone to many rallies

18. 15. John Stuart Mill tried to amend which Act of Parliament in favour of including women’s suffrage? A. 1865 Suffrage Bill B. 1867 Corn Laws C. 1867 Reform Act D. 1870 Married Women’s Property Act

19. 16. In 1869 Mill published which paper arguing that the only way women could expect changes to be made was to have their own female representation in politics? A. The Treatise on Gender Inequality B. The Subjection of Women C. Essays on Female Politics D. The Testimony of Voting Rights

20. 17. As well as having a keen interest in women’s rights, Lydia Becker also enjoyed which two hobbies? A. Singing and writing B. Botany and needlework C. Baking and poetry D. Literacy and Botany

21. 18. Becker worked with all of the women you have worked on. In 1870 she established which paper to advocate female suffrage? A. Female Suffrage Gazette B. Woman’s Weekly C. Women’s Suffrage Journal D. The New Woman

22. 19. Becker was a formidable character who was utterly dedicated to her cause. When was she elected as president of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies? A. 1897 B. 1887 C. 1867 D. 1877

23. 20. Josephine Butler shared her father’s desire for reform. Who claimed that she was “the most beautiful woman in the world”? A. Prince Leopold B. Prince William C. Prince Oswald D. The artist formerly known as Prince

24. 21. Which event prompted Butler to focus on charity work especially helping young street prostitutes? A. She felt it would help to further her career in nursing B. She was encouraged to by her father C. The tragic death of her young daughter D. Her sister had become a prostitute

25. 22. Which law did Butler vigorously campaign to be repealed? A. 1867 Reform Act B. Contagious Diseases Act C. 1882 Second Married Women’s Property Act D. 1894 Local Government Act

26. 23. Barbara Leigh Smith was educated in which radical religion? A. Jehovah’s Witnesses B. Puritan C. Unitarian D. Quaker

27. 24. Barbara established her own progressive school when she was only 21. What had allowed her this early independence of her family ? A. Her father gave all his children a gift of £300 when they became 21 B. She had run away C. She was asked to set up the school by her friend Emily Davies D. She had married a wealthy man with reformist tendencies

28. 25. In 1859 Barbara formed an active feminist discussion group. What was it called? It later became the Kensington Society and then formed the first ever Women’s Suffrage Committee. B. The Langham Place Group A. Leigh’s Ladies C. The Women’s Institute D. The Ladies of Langham

29. 26. In 1865 Millicent Garrett met John Stuart Mill, the radical MP. She was very impressed and later married which friend of his? A. Henry Fawcett B. Jacob Bright C. Benjamin Disraeli D. Richard Pankhurst

30. 27. Millicent was a brilliant organiser. When Lydia Becker died in 1890, Millicent took over as President of the NUWSS. What did these women become known as? A. Feminists B. Suffragettes C. Suffragists D. Flappers

31. 28. During which war did Florence Nightingale treat soldiers who were injured and diseased? A. The Napoleonic War B. The First World War C. The American War of Independence D. The Crimean War

32. 29. What did Florence campaign for when she returned from the war in 1856? A. Improved hygiene and nursing standards in military hospitals B. For more research into typhus C. For nurses to have better pay and working hours D. She urged Parliament to found an organisation to promote European peace

33. 30. Which woman wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman which can be heralded as a seed feminist thinking? A. Germaine Greer B. Mary Wollstonecraft C. Millicent Fawcett D. Mary Wolstonehome