Women's Social and Political Union

Aligning herself with the non-militant Pethick-LawrencesFrederick William Pethick-Lawrence , ER resigned from the Women's Social and Political Union and the Women Writers' Suffrage League .

Around 1903 when CC joined the Theosophists, she also became a member of the Social Democratic Federation . On her return from Ireland to Bath, where her family had moved, she became involved...

VH shared a self-described passion for women's suffrage with Sinclair, her longtime friend. Sinclair introduced her to the Women's Suffrage League , the Women's Freedom League , and the Women's Social and Political Union

While researching her suffrage play, Votes for Women!, ER became an active member of the suffrage movement. In July 1906 she began attending meetings of the Women's Social and Political Union , and her...

She was arrested in 1909 for setting a pillar box on fire. She worked for the Women's Social and Political Union , the Writers' Franchise League (which she helped found), the Catholic Women's Suffrage Society

She had no objection to this kind of violence against official property, though she felt that increasing WSPU militancy was likely to result in escalation of violence against people on both sides. She gave a...

EP and some female members of the Independent Labour Party formed the Women's Social and Political Union , with the slogan Votes for Women!

The National Women's Social and Political Union published EPL 's pamphlet The New Crusade, which she had originally given as an address at Exeter Hall.

BH 's one-act suffrage play Lady Geraldine's Speech was performed at Prince's Skating Rink as part of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) Exhibition.

IB 's play The Apple was included in a late-night programme of sketches and songs performed as part of a weekend protest against the Census, organized by the Women's Social and Political Union .

In March 1908 BH read a chapter of Ships that Pass in the Night at a concert given by the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) . The pen with which she is said...

ES first performed her anthem The March of the Women (written for the WSPU , with words by Cicely Hamilton ); she dedicated it to Emmeline Pankhurst .

After this, DM 's role within the WSPU expanded markedly. She was a frequent public speaker and temporarily took over Mary Gawthorpe 's work as a Union organizer when Mary was ill. Her work was...

This image was both exploited and subverted to varying degrees by the press, the WSPU , and Marsden herself. From this point forward, Marsden became a significant force within the Union as a paid organizer...

SP made very little money from artistic commissions, but devoted her talents in visual art to the Women's Social and Political Union . She designed the cover of Votes for Women. Other artistic contributions...