1. Starter : Violence doesn’t pay? Discuss

2. What part did the Suffragettes play in getting votes for women?
By the end of the lesson :
All will know at least 5 of the actions taken by the suffragettes
Most of you will have started to weigh up their effectiveness
Some will be able to suggest ways that women could have been more effective

3. How to bring about change
Suffrage = the vote
Suffragettes:
A group of women who wanted women to have the same right to vote as men and would use violent action to get this E.g. Emmeline Pankhurst
Suffragists:
A group of women who wanted women to have the same right to vote as men but would use logical arguments to get this E.g. Millicent Fawcett

4. How to bring about change
Method of propaganda
Peaceful or Violent Method
Effective or not – give it a mark out of 10 and explain

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14. Summary
Which method do you think is the most effective at getting women’s opinions heard and why?
Which method is most effective at getting women’s demands across and why?
Who were more persuasive, the suffragists or suffragettes, and why?
How could women have been more effective overall?

15. What part did the Suffragettes play in getting votes for women?
Now check that you :
All know at least 5 of the actions taken by the suffragettes
Have started to weigh up their effectiveness
Started to think about how women could have been more effective