PowerPoint about the Suffragettes.

1. The Suffragettes
Aubrey Hart- 5th grade

2. 1. Watch the clip
2. Look for important
ideas
3. Compare thoughts
with a partner
4. Share ideas with the
class

3. Timeline of the Suffragettes
• 1848- Women’s Rights Convention-Seneca Falls, US
• 1890- American Woman Suffrage Association
• 1903- UK- Women’s Social and Political Union
• 1906-1914- Vandalism, Riots, and Arrests Rock England
• 1914-1918- World War 1- Differences in US and UK
• Women Receive the Vote!

4. 1848
2.
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1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, along with Lucretia Mott, are among the leaders of the first
organized union for women’s rights.
2. The convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York.

5. American Woman Suffrage Association
• Officially formed
in 1890
• Striving for
women’s
equality- in what
areas, besides
the vote, are
women
considered
unequal?

6. 1903- Women’s Social and Political Union
Manchester, England-
Pankhurst forms the WSPU.
It was created with the
intent to get more
attention than previous
efforts. It did just that…
Emmeline Pankhurst- Founder of WSPU

7. 1906-1914
Vandalism, Riots and Arrests Rock London, England

8. What is this image saying?

9. WWI- Differences in US and UK
United Kingdom United States
While the world was at war American women used the war
British women took a break from as a means to prove how
the Suffragette movement. They indispensible women are to
focused their efforts on aiding society. They continued to rally
the war as nurse, cooks, and for women’s rights in addition
factory workers. to war efforts.

10. Women Receive the Vote!
• United States
- 19th Amendment is passed on August 18, 1920.
• United Kingdom
- Women over 30 are allowed to vote in 1918.
- All women of age were allowed to vote through
the Representation of People Act, 1928
What do you think about putting an age restriction on voting?

11. Let’s Talk About It
• What are the two images saying about the
expectations of women?
• Are men and women considered equal today?
• What about the rest of the world? Are women
still fighting for what we Americans call
women’s rights?