Why Women Did not Have the Right to Vote by 1914

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As the 19th century progressed, women were quite successful as they were able to get the civil rights such as to vote in local elections. However, some women wanted the right to vote in parliamentary elections. These women joined a campaign called the suffrage movement. I will explain all the factors of why women didn’t gain the right to vote before 1914 in this essay. One long term reason for women not gaining the vote was the Victorian Ideal. A wife had to do everything that was told by her husband who was her protector and advisor. Women were expected to be the ‘perfect being’, which meant that women were supposed to be beautiful, intelligent and loving, but according to men, they were unable to handle political issues. Men also thought that women were too emotional, couldn’t make decisions and looked after the family but weren’t the boss like the men were. Another long term reason of why women didn’t gain the vote was the attitudes of women. Not all women wanted to vote. Most of the upper class women didn’t want to vote as they had a luxurious life and their husbands had j...

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