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Suffragettes
Emily Davison
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In 1906, she joined the WSPU and began working full time 3 years later.
In 1909, she was sentenced a months hard labour after throwing rocks at the carriage of chancellor David Lloyd George.
She attempted to starve herself, and resisted force feeding.
On 4 June 1913, she ran out in front of the king's horse as it was taking part in the Epsom Derby. Her purpose was unclear, but she was trampled on and died on 8 June from her injuries.
Suffragists
The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies - the Suffragists - was formed in 1897 and led by Millicent Fawcett.
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The organisation built up supporters in Parliament, but private members' bills to give women the vote all failed.
The Campaign
Votes for women was part of a gradual improvement in women's rights that had been going on throughout the 19th century.
The movement also campaigned for the right to divorce a husband, the right to education, and the right to have a job like a doctor.
Emmeline Pankhurst
Born on 14 July 1858 in Moss Side, Manchester. Her family were very wealthy and her parents were both very politically active.
As she grew older, Emmeline noticed that women were treated differently to men and became motivated to help change that.
In 1903, she and her daughters founded the Woman's Social and Political Union.
Their aim was to gain equal voting rights for women. Emmeline gave speeches encouraging women to take action in order to achieve this goal.
Controversy
The WSPU, at the time, became known as a 'radical party' , which means they used extreme methods in order to get their message heard.
Because these methods were sometimes violent, WSPU members became the first women labelled as 'suffragettes'.
The War Years
In 1914 the First World War began. Emmeline Pankhurst encouraged WSPU members to put their demonstrations on hold, in order to focus on the war effort.
Emmeline asked women to take up roles in factories in support of the men fighting. In response, the government released all WSPU prisoners.
When the war ended in 1918, the Representation of the People Act was introduced, giving women over the age of 30 who owned property, the right to vote.
Suffragette members were known to smash windows, damage public property and even start fires.
This got many women in trouble with the police and some even sentenced to time in prison, where they were treated very badly. When the stories of bad treatment reached the newspapers, it actually helped to increase support for the suffragette movement.
A suffragette was a member of militant women's organisations in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for the right to vote in public elections, known as women's suffrage.