How did women gain the right to vote?

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How did women gain the right to vote?

• Aim To practice Paper 2-style questions on
  votes for women

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About this PowerPoint

• You will find 3 Paper 2-style questions about
  womens suffrage
• Answer the question to the best of your ability
• The next slide will show the mark scheme for the
  question. What level is your answer? What mark?
• Question 1 also contains some sample answers.
  See if you can grade the answers using the mark
  scheme and compare your marking to the examiners
  comments.

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Why do you think sources E and F were produced?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain
your answer. 8
Source E A Suffragette poster showing a
hunger-striking Suffragette being force-fed
Source F A Suffragette poster from 1913,
attacking the Liberal Government
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Why do you think sources E and F were produced?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain
your answer. 8
Level 1 Generalised answers unsupported with details from the source They were produced because women were fed up with the way they were treated for trying to get the vote. 1-2
Level 2 Valid inferences supported from the sources They were introduced to oppose the way the Liberals were treating women. In Source E you can see a woman being force fed, which is a terrible thing to do. 3-6
Level 3 As level 2, but uses contextual knowledge to support answers They were introduced as part of the campaign to attack the Liberal government. The government didnt want women dying from hunger strike in their prisons, so it force fed them or passed the Cat and Mouse Act to let them go until they were better. The two posters show the horror of this. One shows a woman being held down, the other shows her helpless in a cats mouth. 7-8
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Why do you think sources E and F were produced?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain
your answer. 8
Obviously they were produced to show how badly
women were treated. In Source E you can see
someone having a tube stuck up her nose and food
poured down it. At the same time there are five
people holding her down in a very rough way. When
people saw this they would be shocked by what is
happening. That was obviously the purpose of the
picture.
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Why do you think sources E and F were produced?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain
your answer. 8
Level 1 Generalised answers unsupported with details from the source They were produced because women were fed up with the way they were treated for trying to get the vote. 1-2
Level 2 Valid inferences supported from the sources They were introduced to oppose the way the Liberals were treating women. In Source E you can see a woman being force fed, which is a terrible thing to do. 3-6
Level 3 As level 2, but uses contextual knowledge to support answers They were introduced as part of the campaign to attack the Liberal government. The government didnt want women dying from hunger strike in their prisons, so it force fed them or passed the Cat and Mouse Act to let them go until they were better. The two posters show the horror of this. One shows a woman being held down, the other shows her helpless in a cats mouth. 7-8
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Why do you think sources E and F were produced?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain
your answer. 8
Obviously they were produced to show how badly
women were treated. In Source E you can see
someone having a tube stuck up her nose and food
poured down it. At the same time there are five
people holding her down in a very rough way. When
people saw this they would be shocked by what is
happening. That was obviously the purpose of the
picture.
The candidate understands the purpose of the
sources (Level 2). However, no detailed
knowledge of the historical context is provided
(why were the women force fed?), and since it
address only one of the sources it cannot be
marked at the top of the level.
Level 2 Valid inferences supported from the sources 3-6
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Why do you think sources E and F were produced?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain
your answer. 8
I think that these posters were introduced to
help women get the vote. What they are supposed
to do is shock people into realising how badly
treated the women were. If people understood how
badly women were being treated then they might
change their minds about whether they should have
the vote or not. So the posters are all part of
trying to get women the vote.
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Why do you think sources E and F were produced?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain
your answer. 8
Level 1 Generalised answers unsupported with details from the source They were produced because women were fed up with the way they were treated for trying to get the vote. 1-2
Level 2 Valid inferences supported from the sources They were introduced to oppose the way the Liberals were treating women. In Source E you can see a woman being force fed, which is a terrible thing to do. 3-6
Level 3 As level 2, but uses contextual knowledge to support answers They were introduced as part of the campaign to attack the Liberal government. The government didnt want women dying from hunger strike in their prisons, so it force fed them or passed the Cat and Mouse Act to let them go until they were better. The two posters show the horror of this. One shows a woman being held down, the other shows her helpless in a cats mouth. 7-8
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Why do you think sources E and F were produced?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain
your answer. 8
I think that these posters were introduced to
help women get the vote. What they are supposed
to do is shock people into realising how badly
treated the women were. If people understood how
badly women were being treated then they might
change their minds about whether they should have
the vote or not. So the posters are all part of
trying to get women the vote.
Reads well, but makes no reference to the sources
and has no detailed knowledge of context.
Inferences based on common sense with no support.
Level 1.
Level 1 Generalised answers unsupported with details from the source 1-2
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Why do you think sources E and F were produced?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain
your answer. 8
They were introduced to show people how badly
women who tried to get the vote were treated. At
this time women were carrying out violent
campaigns, which got them arrested. In jail they
went on hunger strike. The government didnt want
them to die in prison, so it started force
feeding them, which Source E shows was barbaric.
It shows five people holding down the women while
she is being force fed. Source F shows how the
Suffragettes complained about the Liberals use
of the Temporary Discharge of Prisoners Act. The
prisons let women go and took them back once they
had recovered. The Suffragettes called this the
Cat and Mouse Act. This shows a helpless woman in
the jaws of a mean cat. This was bound to win
sympathy.
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Why do you think sources E and F were produced?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain
your answer. 8
Level 1 Generalised answers unsupported with details from the source They were produced because women were fed up with the way they were treated for trying to get the vote. 1-2
Level 2 Valid inferences supported from the sources They were introduced to oppose the way the Liberals were treating women. In Source E you can see a woman being force fed, which is a terrible thing to do. 3-6
Level 3 As level 2, but uses contextual knowledge to support answers They were introduced as part of the campaign to attack the Liberal government. The government didnt want women dying from hunger strike in their prisons, so it force fed them or passed the Cat and Mouse Act to let them go until they were better. The two posters show the horror of this. One shows a woman being held down, the other shows her helpless in a cats mouth. 7-8
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Why do you think sources E and F were produced?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain
your answer. 8
They were introduced to show people how badly
women who tried to get the vote were treated. At
this time women were carrying out violent
campaigns, which got them arrested. In jail they
went on hunger strike. The government didnt want
them to die in prison, so it started force
feeding them, which Source E shows was barbaric
because it shows five people needing to hold her
down. Source F shows how the Suffragettes
complained about the Temporary Discharge of
Prisoners Act. The prisons let women go and took
them back once they had recovered. The
Suffragettes called this the Cat and Mouse Act.
This shows a helpless woman in the jaws of a
mean cat. This was bound to win sympathy.
An excellent answer. Both sources are referred to
and inferences are supported. Knowledge of
context is also shown. Full marks.
Level 3 As level 2, but uses contextual knowledge to support answers 7-8
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What could a historian studying the Suffragettes
learn from this source? Use the source and your
own knowledge to explain your answer. 6
We believe that if we get the vote it will mean
better conditions for our unfortunate sister. We
believe that only through new laws can any
improvements be made. We have tried every way.
We have presented larger petitions than were ever
presented before and succeeded in holding greater
public meeting than men ever held. But we have
been criticised and had contempt poured upon
us. Violence is the only way that we have to get
the power which every citizen should have the
same kind of power that the worst of men
have. Emmeline Pankhurst speaking in her defence
in court in 1912
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What could a historian studying the Suffragettes
learn from this source? Use the source and your
own knowledge to explain your answer. 6
Level 1 Generalised comments which dont make specific reference to the source We can learn that women were trying to get the vote. 1
Level 2 Answers which simply lift or quote information from the source From this source we can learn that women had presented larger and larger petitions about getting the vote. 2-3
Level 3 Answers which make inferences from the information in the source Obviously by this time women were getting fed up about not being able to vote. Emmeline Pankhurst says that women have tried every way but none of them have been successful so they need to turn to violence. 4-5
Level 4 Answers which use contextual knowledge to support inferences Obviously by this time women were getting fed up about not being able to vote. Emmeline Pankhurst says that women have tried every way but none of them have been successful so they need to turn to violence, as demonstrated by women attacking buildings or Emily Davisons attempt to disrupt the Derby. 6
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This source is obviously biased, so it is of no
value to an historian studying attempts by women
to win the vote. Do you agree? Use the source
and your own knowledge 8
A poster issued in 1912 by a group of artists
supporting votes for women
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This source is obviously biased, so it is of no
value to an historian studying attempts by women
to win the vote. Do you agree? Use the source
and your own knowledge 8
Level 1 Answers which accept the statement as true Obviously if it is biased it would be no good because it wouldnt tell the truth 1
Level 2 Answers which demonstrate how the source is biased It is biased. It shows women doing good things and the only men shown are doing bad things, so it is not telling the whole truth 2-3
Level 3 Answers which show that information can be obtained from the source It might be biased but it still tells you all sorts of things, such as if men were convicts they could still vote. 4-5
Level 4 Answers which use cross-referencing or contextual knowledge to dispute bias. It is biased because it only puts forward the womens side. But it doesnt actually say anything that is incorrect. It was true that women were able to be doctors or teachers and still not have the vote 6-7
Level 5 Level 2, 3 or 4 plus a consideration of the value of the source in studying methods to win the vote The above, plus The poster shows how some women campaigned for the vote. It is part of a non-violent campaign, which later became more violent through the Suffragettes 8