The First World War and Womens Suffrage in Britain Essay -- Womens R

OutlineA.Plan of Investigation B.Summary of EvidenceC.Evaluation of SourcesD.AnalysisWorks CitedA.Plan of Investigation The nineteenth century was an important phase for feminism in Britain. The voting movement began as a struggle to achieve equal rights for women in 1872. Women then became nimble in their quest for political recognition, which they finally obtained in 1928.This investigation assesses the question To what extent did the First World War lead to the accomplishment of the womens suffrage movement of Britain in 1928?Two of the sources used in the essay, The Womens Suffrage a short history of a great Movement by Millicent Garrett Fawcett, and The typeface a short history of the womens movement in Great Britain By Ray Strachey, are evaluated for their origin, purpose, value and limitations. This investigation will consider the role of women before, during, and after(prenominal) the war.B.Summary of EvidenceThe Womens national movement, in the United Kingdom began in 1 792, in response to female oppression and lack of rights. (Strachey, 12) The female cabaret had narrow and futile lives, (Fawcett, 13) women had no place in national politics, and they were absolute to men and had no real standing of their own. (Fawcett, 15) Their justification of existence was to be wives, boor bearers, and daughters of men. (Strachey, 16) For example, in 1832 the word male was introduced instead of person in the Reform act, showing the discrimination of females in the society. (Rover, 84)Women faced a bitter reality, thus desire Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity as claimed by Mary Wollstonecraft, whose book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, expresses the feminist ideal and claim for human righ... ... Suffragettes the Womens Social and Political Union, 1903-1918. Madison N.J. Fairleigh Dickinson UP, 1999. Print.Millicent Garrett Fawcett Biography. Spartacus Educational. Web. 9 Dec. 2011. .Ray Strachey Biography. Spartacus Educational. Web. 09 Dec. 2011. .Bo urke, Joanna. Women on the Home Front in World War One. BBC News. BBC. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. .Rover, Constance. Womens Suffrage and Party Politics in Britain, 1866-1914. SPH, 1967. Print.Strachey, Ray. Cause a briefly History of the Womens Movement in Great Britain. London Virago, 1988. Print.Pugh, Martin. Women and the Womens Movement in Britain, 1914-1999. Basingstoke Macmillan, 2000. Print.