The Suffragettes // How Women Won The Vote

"We are here not because we are law-breakers, we are here in our efforts to become law-makers"

Hunger strikes, chaining yourself to railings, and being killed by the King's horse.

It's time to tell the story of The Suffragette movement in Britain, and how women got the right to vote.

Full transcript, key vocabulary, and bonus episodes available on www.leonardoenglish.com

"We are here not because we are law-breakers, we are here in our efforts to become law-makers"

Hunger strikes, chaining yourself to railings, and being killed by the King's horse.

It's time to tell the story of The Suffragette movement in Britain, and how women got the right to vote.

In today's episode we cover:


🌎 Women's rights at the start of the 20th century
🤝The formation of The Suffragettes (The WSPU) - "Deeds, not words"
💥 Smashing up shop windows and blowing up postboxes
👨‍✈️ Suffragettes in prison & hunger strikes
🗞 Where The Suffragettes got their name from
🗣 "We are here not because we are law-breakers, we are here in our efforts to become law-makers".

🐎 Emily Davison: killed by the king's horse
🔫 Women in World War One
💪 Women finally getting the vote
📺 Suffragettes in popular culture

Key vocabulary: Chained, Railings, Smashed, Status, Customary, Paint a picture, Summarise, Bleak, Prospects, Restricted, Universal suffrage, Parliament, A bill, Petitioning, Motto, Slogan, Fed up, Disrupt, Hunger strike, Ridiculed, Belittle, Vital, Further, Per se, Trials, Court, Militant, Track, Motive, Intended, Banner, Abundantly, For real, Stalled, Nonsense, Prevailing, Front, Arms, Bullets, Pave the way, A start, Side note, March, Predominantly, In solidarity, Grant, Petitioning, Notable, A handful, Turn in your grave


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