At first the WSPU campaigned peacefully…
As militancy increased after 1906, clashes with the police became common
Suffragettes being arrested (much to the amusement of passers by and small boys):
Damage to Property… Charred remains of a race course pavilion after a Suffragette arson attack
Suffragettes on Trial Before a jury of men at Bow Street Magistrates Court: Emmeline Pankhurst is on the right
Emmeline Pankhurst in Prison Uniform Mrs Pankhurst stated: “We are here not because we are law breakers but because we wish to become law makers.”
Suffragette Propaganda
Anti-Suffragette Propaganda!
Political reaction Politicians like Lloyd George had been sympathetic to votes for women; he changed his mind after his house was fire-bombed! After almost being assaulted by Suffragettes in Aberdeen, (right) Churchill claimed: “their cause had marched backwards.”
Emily Wilding Davison: a Martyr for the cause…