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Jan 13, 2016 · Suffragettes form a part of Emily Davison's funeral procession through London. She was a fellow campaigner who was trampled to death when, as a protest gesture, she tried to catch the reins of ...
Feb 6, 2018 · The Suffragettes motto "deeds not words" gave a clear signal times were changing and they were not going to be like the groups who had peacefully been campaigning for women's suffrage for decades.
The government reacted by force-feeding suffragettes. This caused public outrage, so in 1913 the government introduced the 'Cat and Mouse' Act. Women on hunger strike were released when they fell ...
Mar 8, 2024 · In July 1912, following the arrest of the group's leader, the suffragettes turned to arson. Lenton and Olive Wharry conducted a series of arson attacks, and were arrested.
Feb 6, 2018 · On the centenary of some British women winning the vote, 100 Women looks at the difference between the suffragists and the suffragettes.
Suffragettes menant un piquet le long des grilles de la Maison-Blanche, janvier 1917. Le terme suffragettes [syfʁaʒɛt] 1 Écouter ( en anglais : [ˌs ʌ frəˈdʒɛts] 2) désigne, en son sens strict, les militantes de la Women's Social and Political Union, une organisation créée en 1903 pour revendiquer le droit de vote des femmes au ...
Oct 2, 2003 · Parliament lampooned: The suffragettes showed no fear. The votes-for-women movement exploded in popularity the UK in 1903 - hence this year's centenary celebrations - but the story of the campaign begins before the reign of Queen Victoria. In 1832, Lord Grey piloted the highly controversial Great Reform Act through Parliament.
