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Knowledge Organiser Focus: Was World War One the greatest turning point for women in the 20th century? I should already know: Key Words Enfranchisement Being accepted as an equal person in society, most likely with the right to vote How the government thought of the rights of the poor in Force feeding In prison, suffragettes on hunger strike would have a tube forced through their nose or mouth, to get food into their stomachs the 19th century Hunger Strike A type of peaceful protest. Refusing to eat to show your dedication to your beliefs Protest Violently or peacefully showing your unhappiness with the government I will learn: How the fight for Women to vote Suffragette A pre WW1 movement of women who wanted the vote in Britain began and succeeded. Turning point An event or period in history which brought significant change The peaceful and violent methods in the movement WAAF Women’s auxiliary air force – In WW2, women took on jobs such as controlling the barrage balloons, which many people had thought they were too weak to do How the First World War affected Women’s land The name given to the thousands of women who took over farm work during both Britain at home, bringing women army World War I and World War II into the workforce. Greater Depth Challenge The efforts made to resistance the Women’s suffrage The prisoners act (1913) Could WW1 and WW2 have movement. was nicknamed ‘the cat hurt the Women’s suffrage How later events in the 20th and mouse act’. movement, by showing they century affected women’s Women fighting for the would do the same work as enfranchisement, such as World vote would become weak men for less pay? War 2 from hunger strikes, so the law let them be This will help in the future: temporarily released from Further Reading The relationship between a prison. They would be ‘My war diary 1914- government and its people, back in prison once they 1918’ by Ethel M. were healthier again such as Nazi Germany Bilbrough Knowledge Organiser Focus: Was World War One the greatest turning point for women in the 20th century? Chronology: what happened on these dates? Summarise your learning Idea of ‘Separate Spheres’ popular. This suggested that At the Epsom 1900 women should be in the home or doing domestic work Derby, 1913, th By the beginning of the 20 and men should be involved in skilled work and politics. Suffragette Emily Formation of the Women’s Social and Political Union century, men and women 1903 Davison was (WSPU), eventually becoming the ‘Suffragettes’ could vote in some countries. killed when she Britain was not one of these World War I breaks out – Women take over men’s jobs including farming, manufacturing and making munitions ran in front of the 1914 when the men went off to war. King’s horse. Was Social: To do with how people Female employment rose from 23.6% to between it deliberate, or a spend their time and how 37.7% and 46.7% protest gone much choice people have World War I ends - Men start to be demobilised. wrong? about how to spend their time. Representation of the People Act enfranchises all men 1918 over 21 and 8.5 million women. Women had to be over WW2 saw 30 and own property to vote. Economic: To do with work, woman given Women over 30 with property gained the vote with the money and employment even more 1918 + ‘Representation of the people act 1918’. All Women responsibility over 21 gained the vote with the ‘Representation of the 1928 than WW1, but Political: To do with how the people act 1928’ In World War Two, once again women took over men’s there was still a country is run, including voting 1939-1945 jobs again. Just like WW1, women were expected to definite divide in and elections. give up this work after the war what was The Equal pay act (1970) makes it illegal to pay women expected of men Change: The process that 1970 + less for the same work as men. The Sex Discrimination and women results in differences between 1975 Act (1975) made it illegal to treat women differently for one time period and the next. work or hiring for jobs Change can be described in Who or what were these people/events? terms of extent (size of change), direction of change, The first ‘modern’ war. The industrial revolution created new technology and weapons. World War One and/or speed of change. The most powerful countries were stuck in a ‘deadlock’ for 4 violent years Force fed almost 50 times and died at the 1913 Epsom Derby, Davison became a Emily Davison ‘martyr’ (dying for their beliefs) for the Suffragette cause Continuity: Things that have stayed the same over time Emmeline Pankhurst Founder of the WSPU Contraception and In 1967, the pill became more widely available. Abortion became legal the same year abortion Knowledge Organiser Focus: Was World War One the greatest turning point for women in the 20th century? Chronology: what happened on these dates? Summarise your learning 1900 The Prisoners Act (1913) 1903 1914 1918 1918+ 1928 Epson Derby 1913 1939=1945 1970+ 1975 Who or what were these people/events? WW1 The WAAF Emily Davison Emmeline Pankhurst Contraception and abortion.

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