Women's Social and Political Union
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women-s-social-and-political-union-167-12937428
title:
Women's Social and Political Union
text:
The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was a women-only political movement and leading militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom founded in 1903. Known from 1906 as the suffragettes, its membership and policies were tightly controlled by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia. Sylvia was eventually expelled. The WSPU membership became known for civil disobedience and direct action. Emmeline Pankhurst described them as engaging in a "r
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description:
UK movement for women's suffrage, 1903–1918
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Social_and_Political_Union
date created:
2004-04-05T16:35:13Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T17:25:39Z
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