History at key stage 3 (Year 8/9)

Unit 16: The franchise why did it take so much longer for British women to get the vote?

Out-of-school learning

There are opportunities for pupils to carry out further research using local libraries, television programmes and newspapers. Pupils could find out more about the modern political system by visiting their local council or the Houses of Parliament or by observing an election taking place locally.

Sections in this unit

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	1. Three campaigning women: what were they fighting for?
	2. Why did some people have the vote in 1815 and not others?
	3. Who was struggling for political change between 1815 and 1848?
	4. Why did more people get the vote in the second half of the nineteenth century?
	5. What freedoms were women obtaining?
	6. Who was campaigning for votes for women?
	7. Why did women gain the vote in 1918 and not before?
	8. Why did it take so much longer for women to get the vote?