Examples Of Suffragettes
Women’s’ Suffrage
• Were suffragettes and feminists perceived and treated positively or negatively in pre-WWI Europe?
During the 19th century the European continent ruled almost all of Earth, it was a time of colonialism and great militant advancement. If there was ever a time to be a white man, pre-WW1 was it. In this very much ‘man’s world’, women sought to fight for themselves as well. However, for the most part, pre-1914 was a time of great suffering for feminists and suffragettes were they were perceived and treated negatively.
One of the biggest ways feminists were attacked was through the media. The term “suffragette” was coined by a journalist of the daily mail. It was intended as a term of ridicule, however, the women embraced …show more content…
Emmline Pankhurst was a suffragette fed up with peaceful marching, and frustrated. Pankhurst resolved to using militant tactics, attacks, and even arson. Whilst these tactics gained the movement severe disapproval, they were effective in gaining attention. Another example is the the death of Emily Davison who stood in front of the King’s horse at the derby of 1913. Whilst suffragettes like Pankhurst felt that this elf sacrifice was the only way to put an end to women’s suffering, it may have made matters worse for the movement. “some historians argue that Emily’s act at the Derby so horrified those in charge that they were even more against the right to vote for women. They argued that Emily was a highly educated person. If a highly educated woman was willing to do what she did, what could society expect of less educated women?”
Therefore, whilst I do believe that Suffragettes were perceived and treated negatively, in this instance it may have also been partly as a result of the drastic measures they took that only resulted from their deep frustration that society would not listen to them and continued mistreating
• Were suffragettes and feminists perceived and treated positively or negatively in pre-WWI Europe?
During the 19th century the European continent ruled almost all of Earth, it was a time of colonialism and great militant advancement. If there was ever a time to be a white man, pre-WW1 was it. In this very much ‘man’s world’, women sought to fight for themselves as well. However, for the most part, pre-1914 was a time of great suffering for feminists and suffragettes were they were perceived and treated negatively.
One of the biggest ways feminists were attacked was through the media. The term “suffragette” was coined by a journalist of the daily mail. It was intended as a term of ridicule, however, the women embraced …show more content…
Emmline Pankhurst was a suffragette fed up with peaceful marching, and frustrated. Pankhurst resolved to using militant tactics, attacks, and even arson. Whilst these tactics gained the movement severe disapproval, they were effective in gaining attention. Another example is the the death of Emily Davison who stood in front of the King’s horse at the derby of 1913. Whilst suffragettes like Pankhurst felt that this elf sacrifice was the only way to put an end to women’s suffering, it may have made matters worse for the movement. “some historians argue that Emily’s act at the Derby so horrified those in charge that they were even more against the right to vote for women. They argued that Emily was a highly educated person. If a highly educated woman was willing to do what she did, what could society expect of less educated women?”
Therefore, whilst I do believe that Suffragettes were perceived and treated negatively, in this instance it may have also been partly as a result of the drastic measures they took that only resulted from their deep frustration that society would not listen to them and continued mistreating