Why Was Emmeline Pankhurst an Influential Person?: KS2 Knowledge
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Year 3 Knowledge Organiser: Why was Emmeline Pankhurst an influential person? Skills • Place the time studied on a time line • Identify reasons for and results of people's actions • Understand why people may have wanted to do something • Identify and give reasons for different ways in which the past is represented • Distinguish between different sources – compare different versions of the same story • Use a range of sources to find out about a period • Observe small details – artefacts, pictures • Begin to use the library and internet for research Knowledge • Emmeline Pankhurst lived in Moss Side in Manchester and she founded the Women’s Political and Social Union that became known as the Suffragettes Movement in 1903. • Their motto was ‘Deeds not words’ and they wanted the politicians to notice them and give women equal voting rights to men. • They spoke in public and campaigned to begin with but nothing changed so then they began bombing empty houses, setting fire to churches and smashing windows to highlight their cause. • It took until 1928 until the law changed and women had the right to vote, just after Emmeline Pankhurst died. Why was Emmeline Pankhurst an influential person?: KS2 Knowledge Mat Subject Specific Vocabulary Exciting Books A person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a Politician holder of an elected office Choose someone to hold a position Elect through a vote. The unique differences of each Sticky Knowledge about the Suffragettes. individual. Different people have Diversity different values, behaviours and The National Union of Women’s Suffrage, known as the approaches to life. Suffragist Movement, was founded by Millicent Fawcett. It used only peaceful means of protest. A woman seeking the right to vote Suffragette Useful Websites through organised protest. The Women’s Political and Social Union or Suffragette Expressing an objection to something Movement was founded by Emmeline Pankhurst who came Protest through an action. from Moss Side in Manchester. https://www.bbc.co. Treat or view people differently In 1908, Emmeline Pankhurst was arrested two times for uk/bitesize/topics/zd Discriminate because of their belief, views or protesting outside parliament. 8fv9q/articles/zh7kd habits. In 1909, many suffragettes begin to go on hunger strike in xs Tolerance The ability to accept others who are prison. different in their beliefs, views or habits. ‘Deeds not words’ becomes the slogan for the suffragettes. They carry out tactics such as arson, smashing windows https://kids.kiddle.co Suffrage Right to vote in political elections and as bombings to get noticed by politicians to get votes for /Emmeline_Pankhurs women. Some who died for what they believed Martyr t in. In June 1913, Emily Wilding-Davison throws herself under being equal, especially in status, the King’s horse during the Derby and dies four days later. Equality rights, or opportunities. By 1928, women over the age of 21 get the vote..