The Suffragists

1-Hour Lesson – Fully Interactive – Ready to Teach

Dear Colleague,

Bring the campaign for women’s rights to life with this engaging lesson on the Suffragists. Students will explore the origins of the Suffragist movement, analyse the peaceful strategies they used to fight for the vote, and evaluate how effective those methods really were.

All lessons in this series are interactively assessed and follow a clear, consistent structure, helping students track their progress and build strong knowledge and writing skills step by step.

Learning Objectives:

LO1: Identify the ideals of the Suffragist movement
LO2: Describe the strategies used by the Suffragists
LO3: Evaluate whether the Suffragists’ tactics were effective

Lesson Features:
Knowledge-building activities on Millicent Fawcett and the NUWSS
Analysis of peaceful campaigning strategies such as petitions, lobbying, and meetings
Evaluation task on the success of non-violent protest
Fully assessed tasks for every stage of the lesson
Straightforward, ready-to-teach lesson plan

What’s Included:
PowerPoint slides covering all lesson activities
Worksheets and task templates
Model answers and evaluation support
Extension tasks for higher-achieving students

This lesson is ideal for KS3 History students and fits perfectly within a wider scheme on Votes for Women or Social Change in Britain.

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Alessio