📕 Chapter 3: A Long and Illustrious History
Who led the Suffragettes?
Correct answer: Emmeline Pankhurst
A Millicent Fawcett
✓ Emmeline Pankhurst
C Florence Nightingale
D Queen Victoria
💡 Explanation
Emmeline Pankhurst led the Suffragettes.
Key facts to remember
- Suffragists led by Millicent Fawcett — peaceful methods
- Suffragettes led by Emmeline Pankhurst — militant tactics
- Tactics included chaining to railings, smashing windows, hunger strikes
- 1918 — women over 30 with property could vote
- 1928 — women given equal voting rights at age 21
- Major milestone in British democracy
Why this is the answer
From the official Life in the UK study material — 3.5.6 Women's suffrage:
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, women campaigned for the right to vote. The Suffragists, led by Millicent Fawcett, used peaceful methods such as petitions and marches. The Suffragettes, led by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters, used more militant tactics including chaining themselves to railings, smashing windows, and going on hunger strikes in prison.
In 1918, women over 30 who owned property (or whose husbands owned property) were given the right to vote. In 1928, women were given the right to vote on the same terms as men — at the age of 21. This was a major milestone in the development of democracy in Britain. The campaign for women's suffrage is one of the most important social movements in British history.
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