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Women's Franchise League
"Pankhurst was an early supporter of the Women's Franchise League, which wanted to enfranchise all women, married and unmarried alike (at the time, some groups only sought the vote for single women and widows)." -
Set Goal
“From 1895 Emmeline Pankhurst held a succession of municipal offices in Manchester, but her energies were increasingly in demand by the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)" -
WSPU founded
She found the WSPU (Women's Social and Political Union) on October 1903. The exact day isn't sure of. -
Tough times
Her daughter, Christabel and a WSPU member, Annie Kenny demanded the Liberal party to help support women's suffrage. They were both arrested--encouraging Pankhurst to make the WSPU a more combative path that other suffrage groups. -
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More Arrests?
“In 1908-09 Pankhurst was jailed three times…” -
Violent Actions
She was thrown in prison for 9 months in that year because she threw a rock at the prime minister's residence. While in prison, she did a hunger strike and was force to be fed. She later was released -
Editing votes
"Split in WSPU as Emmeline and Frederick Pethick-Lawrence are expelled. They continue to edit Votes for Women. WSPU sets up The Suffragette" -
Cat & Mouse
In 1913, he Prisoners’ Temporary Discharge for Ill Health Act was enacted. This law is for prisoners who had a health problem were released, but could be rearrested when they recovered. This isn't necessary to Emmeline, but it did start something. -
Died before seeing
“In 1926, upon returning to England, she was chosen Conservative candidate for an east London constituency, but her health failed before she could be elected." -
Step Forward
On this day, Parliament gave women voting rights. "The Representation of the People Act of 1928, establishing voting equality for men and women, was passed few weeks before her death.”