Women and the Vote: The First World War

PowerPoint with six slides and one Microsoft Word Document that considers the role of women in Britain during the First World War and the impact this had on female suffrage.

Activities include

• Source analysis starter activity to link women to munitions work during the First World War.
• Discussion activity on why the Suffragettes ended their campaign of violence at the outbreak of war.
• Reading and comprehension activity to establish what roles women performed in Britain during the First World War.
• Evidence based discussion on whether women could justify being given the vote based on the sacrifices they had made during the war.
• An evidence based plenary discussion on the merits of the Representation of the People Act for women.

**Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class.
Lesson Length: 1 hour depending on pace.

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