Question

analyzing historical significance
which quotations reveal the historical significance of the suffragette - defaced penny? check all that apply

• the battle only really got going at the start of the twentieth century, when the suffragette movement was born
• \defacing a coin of the realm is a more subtle crime - one with no evident victims...\
• \the idea is incredibly clever, because it uses the potential that coinage has... to be widely circulated.\
• \our edward vii bronze penny was struck in the year of the formation of the womens social and political union (the wspu), whose founders included emmeline pankhurst...\
• \the suffragettes became systematic lawbreakers in order to change the law, and defacing the penny was just one element in a campaign that went far beyond civil disobedience.\

Explanation:

1. For the first option: It connects the suffragette movement's start (20th century) to the context, showing historical timing of the movement related to the penny.
2. Third option: Explains the cleverness of using coinage's wide circulation, highlighting the historical significance of the defaced penny's method to spread the message.
3. Fourth option: Links the penny to the formation of WSPU (key suffragette organization) and its founders, giving historical context.
4. Fifth option: Shows the penny as part of a larger campaign (beyond civil disobedience) for legal change, emphasizing historical significance of the act.

The second option is about defacing as a crime, not historical significance of the penny in the suffragette context.

Answer:

• "The battle only really got going at the start of the twentieth century, when the suffragette movement was born"
• "The idea is incredibly clever, because it uses the potential that coinage has... to be widely circulated."
• "Our Edward VII bronze penny was struck in the year of the formation of the Women’s Social and Political Union (the WSPU), whose founders included Emmeline Pankhurst..."
• "The suffragettes became systematic lawbreakers in order to change the law, and defacing the penny was just one element in a campaign that went far beyond civil disobedience."