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This is a description of the Suffragettes, describing how women won the right to vote.
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SuffragettesWho Were The Suffragettes
The Suffragettes were a union who performed newsworthy stories to get in the newspaper daily.
Emmeline Pankurst founded the Suffragettes in 1907, after realising that the peaceful protests of the
Suffragists weren't changing anything. The Suffragettes aimed to gain women's right to vote, by using
non-peaceful actions. They organised many protests and rallies, and even committed acts of vandalism
and arson to draw attention to their cause. In the first years, not many joined but by 1913, the
Suffragettes had gained 100,000 members. By the end of World War I, they had succeeded in their goal of
gaining women's right to vote in the United Kingdom.
What Was Their Goal?
The Suffragettes' main goal was to secure voting rights for women, along with other rights, such as the
right to own property and the right to serve on juries. The Suffragettes worked for many years to bring
this change, using shocking acts to raise awareness of their cause. The main leaders of the Suffragettes
were Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone and Ida B. Wells. Who were
arrested and even sentenced to jail for their commitment to the cause.
How Did They Achieve The Goal?
The Suffragettes started off with peaceful protests, but eventually resorted to more violent tactics in their
fight for the right to vote. The first non-peaceful acts were spitting on police officers, vandalism, and
public arrests. The act of spitting on officers and vandalising their property was seen as an expression of
protest against their authority. While public arrests were meant to draw attention to their dispute. These
actions got into local newspapers as followers were arrested on a regular basis. However, during the early
1910s, there were more violent and severe acts. And so soon important buildings were burned down and
attempted murders were committed. As more Sufferettes got arrested, they couldn't protest in prison and
so they formed Hunger Strikes where they refused to eat until they were let out. This worked until they
were force feeding them through the nose.
Emily Davison
No suffragette had died during protests until the 4th of June in 1913. This was when the biggest act yet
took place because on the 4th of June was the Epsom Derby. This was an event with 1/2 million viewers,
including the King and Queen. The suffragettes had decided to disrupt the event, surely if something so
great could catch the eye of 1/2 million people and the King no one could ignore it.
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