How Did Suffragette's Help Women Gain The Vote
‘To what extent did the WSPU (Suffragette’s) help women gain the vote in Britain?’ Discuss.
The Suffragette’s campaign resulted in the decimation of their cause and the prevention of the act being passed through. Their militant campaign delayed the vote and made even the thought of the act unrealistic. This is displayed by the lost supporters, the damage to property and people though militancy and how they provided the government with a valid refusal reason.
It is clear to see that the militant actions enforced by the WSPU, or ‘Suffragette’s’ was detrimental to their cause as it lost the support of the more wary advocates. Many of these allies had only supported their cause due to the diligent and peaceful work of the Suffragists and were …show more content…
This is displayed by their endorsement of hunger or sleep strikes and the ‘window breaking’ campaign. The women who partook in the protests thrown by Suffragette’s were often injured due to police response to their violent actions. Although it in no way condones the actions of the more violent policeman, it does serve to show how the violence of the Suffragette’s led to injury and pain. This is illustrated by a quote by Emmeline Pankhurst, the leader of the Suffragette’s, who stated “Often we were painfully bruised and hurt.” The militancy campaign led not only to people getting injured, yet also to the damage of both private and public property. Many of the more prominent supporters against women’s suffrage found their houses burned to the ground by fierce loyalists. The damage caused by the Suffragette’s was beyond what was called for in their situation, as displayed by a quote from Lucy Wray of the ‘New History’ who quoted “It is estimated that in 1913-14, the WSPU caused damages approximately between £1 and £2 million.” (4) These quotes clearly illustrate the ill effects of the violence so beloved by the Suffragette campaigners, caused their violent means to be met by violent
The Suffragette’s campaign resulted in the decimation of their cause and the prevention of the act being passed through. Their militant campaign delayed the vote and made even the thought of the act unrealistic. This is displayed by the lost supporters, the damage to property and people though militancy and how they provided the government with a valid refusal reason.
It is clear to see that the militant actions enforced by the WSPU, or ‘Suffragette’s’ was detrimental to their cause as it lost the support of the more wary advocates. Many of these allies had only supported their cause due to the diligent and peaceful work of the Suffragists and were …show more content…
This is displayed by their endorsement of hunger or sleep strikes and the ‘window breaking’ campaign. The women who partook in the protests thrown by Suffragette’s were often injured due to police response to their violent actions. Although it in no way condones the actions of the more violent policeman, it does serve to show how the violence of the Suffragette’s led to injury and pain. This is illustrated by a quote by Emmeline Pankhurst, the leader of the Suffragette’s, who stated “Often we were painfully bruised and hurt.” The militancy campaign led not only to people getting injured, yet also to the damage of both private and public property. Many of the more prominent supporters against women’s suffrage found their houses burned to the ground by fierce loyalists. The damage caused by the Suffragette’s was beyond what was called for in their situation, as displayed by a quote from Lucy Wray of the ‘New History’ who quoted “It is estimated that in 1913-14, the WSPU caused damages approximately between £1 and £2 million.” (4) These quotes clearly illustrate the ill effects of the violence so beloved by the Suffragette campaigners, caused their violent means to be met by violent