2.  In the early 20 th Century, women campaigned for the right to vote (suffrage)  Two key groups:  The Suffragists (peaceful)  The Suffragettes (violent)

3.  They used violent methods such as  Vandalism  Chaining themselves to railings  Hunger strike  Emily Wilding Davison threw herself under the King’s horse in 1913 “Deeds not words”

4.  1:54-2:41  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWsfNyBZ ebY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWsfNyBZ ebY

5. Women over 30 who owned property were given the right to vote in 1918

6.  Why did women not have the right to vote? What do you think about that?  Why is the right to vote so important?  Do you think the Suffragettes were right to use violence to achieve their aims?  Even after some women achieved the right to vote, could we really say that men and women were equal in society?  Remember that some women today still don’t have the right to vote. What do you think about that?