The reason I picked this topic out of the ones that we looked at in class, was because it was something that was going on before World War 1. This topic might be overlooked constantly because in some eyes it may not seem as important. It was something different from the others thus raising my interest of the historic women's suffrage.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Suffragettes
Originally named from a Daily Mail newspaper, the Suffragettes were a militant group that stood for Women's rights and their suffrage in the United Kingdom. Although the name was meant to be a labeling of negative content, the name stuck and meant something positive for women around. Their efforts came from the lack of rights that were given to them, such as voting. Men around that time thought that the women's brain was too small to make such important decisions. Not only was it the common man on the streets but even scholars made arrogant remarks to women's livelihood.
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It is interesting that you bring this up - I wonder what kind of effects it had on the war? Likely it promoted the place of women helping in the war effort at home. More manual labor type jobs could win them respect in the eyes of men... I liked that you talked about the negative connotation meant by the term suffragette. It reminded me of Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party; mules was meant as a bad thing, but he turned it into a symbol. Similarly, I imagine that suffragettes turned their name into something to be proud of.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Nicole is saying. Most people might not think of suffragettes when they think of WWI. However, they played a major role in women's rights. It's just that there was a war going on, and, to many people, that seems more important.
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