Question 1

rally

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to organize or inspire (political gathering)

Question 2

prominent

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important; famous

Question 3

coined

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invented for the first time

Question 4

Anti-Suffrage League

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Founded by Mary Humphrey Ward in 1908 to campaign against women being granted the vote.

Question 5

arson

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The act of deliberately setting fire to property with a view to causing extensive damage.

Question 6

biased

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Influenced or prejudiced against someone or something.

Question 7

Cat and Mouse Act

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A colloquial name for the Prisoner's Temporary Discharge of Ill Health Act which permitted suffragettes on hunger strike to be released but re-arrested once well again to complete their sentences.

Question 8

constitutional

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A peaceful, legal way of campaigning, often using recognised 'political' methods such as petitions.

Question 9

enfranchisement

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To be granted the vote or the state of having the vote.

Question 10

Equal Franchise Act

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In 1928, the Equal Franchise Act was passed, granting women aged 21 and over the vote.

Question 11

force feeding

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Imprisoned suffragettes on hunger strike were sometimes force fed. Being force fed involved a rubber tube being inserted into the throat or nose and liquidised food being poured in.

Question 12

franchise

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The right to vote in public elections.

Question 13

hunger strike

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Some imprisoned suffragettes went on hunger strike to further raise awareness for their cause.

Question 14

manifesto

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A public declaration or proclamation, stating the aims and methods of a campaign group.

Question 15

militant

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Aggressive and violent behaviour in pursuit of a political cause, favouring extreme or confrontational campaign methods.

Question 16

NUWSS

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The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) was formed in 1897 and brought together many smaller suffrage organisations. The NUWSS's method was non-confrontational and constitutional.

Question 17

pacifist

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An individual who disagrees with war on principle.

Question 18

petition

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A formal written request or application, especially one signed by many people, to a particular individual or group, for example, a government.

Question 19

positive discrimination

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Discrimination in favour of individuals belonging to a group considered to be disadvantaged or underprivileged.

Question 20

propaganda

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The publication of resources and ideas designed to encourage a particular and specific response.

Question 21

Representation of the People Act

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In 1918, the Representation of the People Act granted the vote to women over 30 who were also householders, the wives of householders, owners of property worth over £5 or university graduates. The Act also granted the franchise to all men over the age of 21.

Question 22

suffrage

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The right to vote in political elections.

Question 23

suffragette

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A campaigner for women's suffrage willing to undertake militant action or to break the law.

Question 24

suffragist

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A campaigner for women's suffrage who believes in constitutional methods of campaigning.

Question 25

WFL

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The Women's Freedom League was formed in 1907 after a disagreement over how the WSPU was run. It was founded by Charlotte Despard, Edith How-Martyn and Teresa Billington Greig and often used militant methods of campaigning.

Question 26

WSPU

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The Women's Social and Political Union was founded in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst who was disillusioned with the constitutional methods of campaigning employed by the NUWSS. The WSPU preferred to raise public and media awareness of the campaign by militant action.

Question 27

film

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(esp. UK) piece of cinema entertainment, movie

Question 28

movie

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(mainly US) film, motion picture

Question 29

feminism

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A female movement for gender equality.

Question 30

women's liberation

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movement for women to get rid of traditional roles and get jobs, careers, etc.

Question 31

self sacrifice

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putting other people's needs before your own

Question 32

rape

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any form of sexual intercourse that takes place against a person's will

Question 33

sexist slur

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insult based on gender discrimination

Question 34

franchise

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the right to vote

Question 35

women's suffrage

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Women's right to vote; 19th amendment

Question 36

sexual discrimination

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prejudice against one sex

Question 37

gender violence

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forms of violence shaped by the gender identities of the people involved

Question 38

abused woman

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badly treated woman

Question 39

political violence

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politically motivated violence outside of state control

Question 40

political oppression

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the persecution of an individual or group for political reasons,

Question 41

workplace harassment

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any act, including offensive remarks, unfavorable treatment, or creating a hostile work environment, that may also eventually lead to the employee leaving or being fired from the job

Question 42

upper class

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a term for the economic elite

Question 43

discrimination

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unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members

Question 44

human rights

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the basic rights to which all people are entitled as human beings

Question 45

government

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The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

Question 46

pride

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high opinion of yourself, ego

Question 47

adoption

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appropriation (of idea)

Question 48

spying

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espionage

Question 49

hunger strike

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a prolonged refusal to eat, carried out as a protest

Question 50

shame

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a feeling of being personally humiliated

Question 51

British culture

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values, customs or intellectual, artistic creations of Great Britain

Question 52

imprisonment

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putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

Question 53

voting

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making a choice among alternatives in an election

Question 54

women's equality

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Women's rights groups form in Europe and North America

Question 55

misogyny

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hatred of women

Question 56

force feeding

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force (a person or animal) to eat

Question 57

rebellion

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open defiance of authority

Question 58

male chauvinism

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male prejudice against women; the belief that men are superior in terms of ability, intelligence, etc.

Question 59

Edwardian era

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the period of time when King Edward VII was on the throne (1901-1910)

Question 60

British parliament

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England's lawmaking body consisting of House of Lords and House of Commons

Question 61

MP

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Member of Parliament

Question 62

lead role

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main part in a movie or play

Question 63

characters

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the people or animals in a story

Question 64

beating

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punishment by hitting

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