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WSPU Flashcards

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What is the WSPU motto?

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Deeds, not words

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What does WSPU stand for?

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Women’s Social Political Union

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Name two leaders of the WSPU

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Emmeline Pankhurst & Christabel Pankhurst

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Give Examples of the militant campaign of the WSPU

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Arson Attacks, stone throwing, spitting, hunger strikes, acid on golf courses, bombs in post boxes, attack on the prime ministers home

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Who was Emily Davidson

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She was a member is the WSPU, she was seen as a martyr as she threw herself under the kings horse called Amner in June 8th 1913

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Why did the WSPU hunger strike

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Women were arrested and kept in custody, they wanted to be treated as political leaders not criminals so they hunger strikes until they were released

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What was the Governments reaction to hunger strike?

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The cat and mouse act

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Why did they get the vote?

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While men were at work the women did their jobs

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