Suffragettes

• The suffragettes used more extreme tactics, which are sometimes referred to as militant tactics.
• The suffragettes' protests received a lot of attention, including chaining themselves to railings, smashing shop windows, vandalising golf courses, going on hunger strike when imprisoned, and even blowing up post boxes.
• The violent nature of the suffragettes' campaigns upset many people but were admired by others.
• Emily Wilding Davison threw herself in front of a race horse owned by the king.
• Many people were angry at the suffragettes and felt they were irresponsible, which led to a loss of support for women.
• When the suffragettes stopped their campaign for the vote during the war, many people respected them more.