38 Photos That Reveal The Militant Side Of The Suffrage Movement
Emmeline Pankhurst leads a meeting of the suffragettes at Caxton Hall. Emblazoned behind them is the motto of militant suffrage: "Deeds, Not Words." Manchester, England. 1908.
Wikimedia Commons St. Catherine's church burns after being set on fire by two suffragettes. Hatcham, London. 1913.
Hulton Archive/Getty Images A protester clashes with policemen on Black Friday. These women had come out to protest Prime Minister Henry Asquith's delays in passing the Conciliation Bill, which would have given property-owning women the right to vote.
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