Here’s the Suffragette infographic…
Activity 8: Reorder the newspaper articles
Click on different news articles and letters to read more. Then drag and drop them into the right order on the timeline.
Some articles will have clues but not all of them!
Have you seen the film Mary Poppins?
The mother in the film (Mrs. Banks) is a Suffragette. You can see the scene where she sings a song about women’s rights if you click the button below. See if you can hear when she talks about Mrs. Pankhurst!
Disney trailer screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
You’ve received an eighth token!
Don’t forget to write down the letter on the token - you’ll need it later…
You’ve received another Famous Woman Badge!
Sophia Duleep Singh was a real person
She was a feminist which means she fought for women to have equal rights with men. She wasn’t the only member of the WSPU, or the only woman or man who fought for women’s rights. The WPSU was led by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters. They were arrested many times for their protests.
Lots of women of all sorts wanted to be able to vote, although some women didn’t want to. It took quite a long time to change some peoples’ minds. Quite a lot of men didn’t want women to have the vote because they wanted to make all the decisions themselves!
