Quiz 4 Prep (Source 24.4: Militant Suffrage-Emmeline Pankhurst) *Credits to Aniston for Answers to Source Interpretation Q's!

4) What are the main points of this document?

A: -Put yourself in women's shoes for a moment -See how women have been living -"the condition of our sex is so deplorable" -Women have come in & out of this court without a fair trial -need influence to bear upon our lawmakers -we have been misrepresented -have performed the duties that ordinary men have performed -a woman has been a public officer, but cannot vote -if you decide prison, we will go. But our followers will still follow our same tactics -it is our duty to make this a better place for women, just like our forefathers have for y'all -we want to become law-makers

6) What does this document reveal about the particular society and period in question?

A: *Early 1900's* -Women's Suffrage Movement -Women in Britain had long been fighting for rights -Women have few rights -Women cannot vote

5) Why was this document written?

A: Emmeline Pankhurst and her two colleagues had been arrested for disturbing a leaflet encouraging her supporters to "rush the House of Common's" and they faced a prison sentence because they refused to behave properly." (pg. 215)

1) Who wrote this document, when, and where?

A: Emmeline Pankhurst, In 1908 in Britain, In Court

3) Who is the intended audience of the document?

A: a Police Court judge (She had been arrested and pleading her case that "the WSPU's struggle was more than a quest for the vote, it was a war against a patriarchal society." (pg.215)

2) What type of document is this?

A: a speech in Court