Women's suffrage: why did it take so long for women to get the vote in Britain?
Women's suffrage: why did it take so long for women to get the vote in Britain?
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Why this why now
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know that women have not always been treated in the same way as men in society.
- Pupils know that groups have struggled to receive recognition and civil rights throughout history.
- Pupils know that the right to vote gives people a say in how their country is run, which fundamentally empowers them.
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Why this why now
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know that women have not always been treated in the same way as men in society.
- Pupils know that groups have struggled to receive recognition and civil rights throughout history.
- Pupils know that the right to vote gives people a say in how their country is run, which fundamentally empowers them.
Women's suffrage: why did it take so long for women to get the vote in Britain?
In this unit, pupils analyse why it took so long for women to win the vote in Britain. They learn about the position of women in the early twentieth century, the campaigns for suffrage and the government's responses to these campaigns and women's contributions during the Great War.
6 lessons in unit
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