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What was the attitude of the major political parties to the suffrage movement between 1903 and 1914, why had reform not been achieved by 1914?
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What was the attitude of the major political parties to the suffrage movement between 1903 and 1914, why had reform not been achieved by 1914? During the period of 1903 to 1914, there were separations between the government and women suffrage groups. They had sympathy from some MP's but they didn't have majority party backing so they couldn't gain the success and respect they needed. Between 1860-1914 there wasn't a single suffrage bill that past second reading, many bills were put though every year during this period but none were ever past, all bills put forward were private members bills because the suffrage groups didn't have any party backing, they needed the backing of a party to be taken seriously and to get equality for women. Three major political parties, Conservative, Labour and Liberal had different views and attitudes to the suffrage movement. The Conservative party didn't want any extension of...
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