Access to History: Votes for Women Third Edition

Download or read book Access to History: Votes for Women Third Edition written by Paula Bartley and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 2007-04-27 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition combines all the strengths of the second edition with a new design and features to allow all your students access to the content and study skills they need to achieve well in their exams. The book introduces the key figures involved in the women's suffrage movement and goes on to consider the arguments advanced by those who supported and those who opposed votes for women (in particluar, the response of men to the campaigns). The narrative also highlights the pace and extent of suffragist and suffragette activity, and assesses their contribution to the First World War and the extent to which women gained the vote as a result of their efforts during the conflict.