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Votes for Women (Morrison Ch. 3) 1.As democracy developed in Britain during the second half of the 19 th century so too did women’s rights. We will look at 4 aspects of their lives 1.Legal 2.Financial 3.Education 4.Political

Improvements to women’s legal rights In family law: issues of divorce, custody of children and maintenance. Why were there improvements? –Mainly due to efforts of middle class feminists with time, resources, social connections and an education, motivated to reject the inequalities women faced because of the law.

Some changes to family law. –1857 – Acts passed which let women Get access to children after divorce. Keep their own property after divorce Claim maintenance from ex-husbands Be sole guardians of their children if hubby died Have the right to separation if husband consistently cruel or in prison. Equal rights for men and women seeking divorce(1912) By 1914, significant legal rights were achieved. Marriage was still popular. Divorce easier. BUT, women were still expected to ‘suffer in silence’ in a bad relationship as her duty to the family Improvements to women’s legal rights (p. 29/30. Morrison)

At work- –1874 Women’s Trade Union League. –Campaign to improve health and safety conditions and pay at work for working class women. –Major success in Match Girls’ Strike 1889 –Result – –Match Makers Union formed –M + F workers see “united we stand” –Male dominated unions (dockers, gas workers) recruit women on equal basis into unions. Improvements to women’s legal rights (p. 29/30. Morrison)

Financial improvements In the family: Married Women’s Property Acts Keep their own property after divorce Claim maintenance from ex-husbands See page 30 (Morrison)

Educational improvements (p.31/32 Morrison) 1850s focus on domestic skills teaching for girls 1848 Queens College London. first women’s college- training women teachers 1860s Emily Davis campaigned for Latin, Greek, Maths, Science for girls too founder of Girton College, Cambridge University 1879 Oxford Uni, women’s college, Scottish Uni’s accept women equally with men. Assessment: Considerable progress. Increase of middle class women to professions, nursing, teaching, social work, medicine, law

Political improvements (p. 32 Morrison) women delegates at Trades Union Congress (TUC)- so voice for policy making and leadership in male dominated working class institution NUWSS - Suffragists 1903 WSPU - Suffragettes BUT little real progress made by Women’s suffrage was debated in the HoC – MPs voted in favour of amendment to Reform Bill – MPs voted in favour of amendment to Reform Bill –By 1890s many MPs supported the idea of women’s suffrage but few committed support for a Bill to enact it.

At work: –Match Girl’s Strike result – better pay –1906 National Federation for Women Workers –Anti Sweating League: ‘Sweated trades’ (home working and sweat shops) –Trade Boards Act 1909 led to Wage Boards who set minimum wages for women Assessment: by 1914 No doubt pay had increased and working conditions had improved for women BUT in comparison to men, still a long way to go. Financial improvements