Women's Social and Political Union

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Cultural formation Gladys Henrietta Schütze
GHS involved herself with the Liberal Party in about 1906, and the Women's Social and Political Union soon afterwards. She worked with the Pankhursts and militant suffragettes. During World War One, prejudice against her husband's...
politics Gladys Henrietta Schütze
She already thought of herself as a Radical and was sorry when Sigi failed owing to the splitting of the progressive vote. Her work for him included holding a hostile crowd with her words while...
Characters Gladys Henrietta Schütze
As a young man Arnold falls in love with the suffragist Beryl, a member of the WSPU . Olga is jealously hostile and dismissive of his love, but when the Great War comes neither woman...
politics Elizabeth Robins
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 .
John, Angela V. Elizabeth Robins: Staging a Life, 1862-1952. Routledge.
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politics Elizabeth Robins
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...
Textual Features Elizabeth Robins
As preface it reprints Woman's Secret (first published in 1900 for the WSPU by the Garden City Press of Letchworth), which argues that women's disadvantaged position is not the result of a conspiracy by...
politics Henry Handel Richardson
HHR began subscribing to the periodical Votes for Women (the journal of the Women's Social and Political Union ) in 1909 (two years after it was launched), and to The Suffragette in 1912. Her interest...
politics Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
EPL spoke at a meeting for female suffrage at Caxton Hall. The leaders of the WSPU , Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst , had been arrested, of their own volition as part of a staged...
politics Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
The British government, in an attempt to round up the entire leadership of the WSPU , arrested both EPL and her husband , along with Emmeline Pankhurst , charging them with conspiring to commit damage.
Pethick-Lawrence, Emmeline. My Part in a Changing World. Hyperion.
264
politics Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
EPL and her husband left the WSPU after Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst declared their intention to run an escalated militant campaign.
Pethick-Lawrence, Emmeline. My Part in a Changing World. Hyperion.
280-2
Textual Production Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
EPL and her husband, Frederick Pethick-Lawrence , launched, as co-editors, the suffragist journal Votes for Women as the official journal of the militant Women's Social and Political Union .
Brittain, Vera. Pethick-Lawrence: A Portrait. George Allen and Unwin.
53
Pethick-Lawrence, Emmeline. My Part in a Changing World. Hyperion.
179
Performance of text Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
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.
Nelson, Carolyn Christensen, editor. Literature of the Women’s Suffrage Campaign in England. Broadview.
65
OCLC WorldCat. http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
Author summary Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
Militant suffragist EPL launched and co-edited the weekly journal Votes for Women with her husband, Frederick Pethick-Lawrence , in 1907. The journal began as the official publication of the militant suffrage organisation, the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU)
Family and Intimate relationships Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
EPL 's younger sisters Dorothy and Marie followed her elder's lead and became active members of the Women's Social and Political Union .
politics Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
While the WSPU 's recruitment increased during 1907, its governing members began to disagree over its direction: one party wanted the Union to be run democratically with a constitution, while the other, headed by Emmeline

Timeline

20 October 1909: Helen Alexander Archdale, a leading Scottish...

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20 October 1909

Helen Alexander Archdale , a leading Scottish WSPU member, with Adela Pankhurst and three others, went on hunger strike in prison after arrest for causing a disturbance in Dundee at a meeting featuring Winston Churchill .

9 December 1909: The Lord Chief Justice ruled in favour of...

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9 December 1909

The Lord Chief Justice ruled in favour of forcible feeding of suffragists, arguing that it was the duty of the prison medical officer to prevent prisoners from committing suicide.

April 1910: The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies...

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April 1910

The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies passed a resolution supporting the Conciliation Bill proposed by the Conciliation Committee .

18 June 1910: A From Prison to Citizenship Procession,...

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18 June 1910

A From Prison to Citizenship Procession, in support of the Conciliation Bill, took place in London, organised by the Women's Social and Political Union and the Women's Freedom League .

28 June 1910: The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies...

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28 June 1910

The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies sponsored a meeting in Queen's Hall in support of the Conciliation Bill.

23 July 1910: A march in London was held in support of...

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23 July 1910

A march in London was held in support of the Conciliation Bill; originally proposed by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies , it was eventually taken over by the Women's Social and Political Union .

18 November 1910: A Women's Social and Political Union deputation...

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18 November 1910

A Women's Social and Political Union deputation protesting against Government inaction on the Conciliation Bill was attacked by police at the House of Commons and 119 were arrested; the day became known as Black Friday.

17 June 1911: The Women's Coronation Procession was attended...

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17 June 1911

The Women's Coronation Procession was attended by 40,000 women from at least twenty-eight women's suffrage organisations, including both the Women's Social and Political Union and the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies .

7 November 1911: The British Prime Minister, Herbert Henry...

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7 November 1911

The British Prime Minister, Herbert Henry Asquith , told members of the People's Suffrage Federation that his Liberal government would bring forward, next session, a Manhood Suffrage Bill or Reform Bill.

9 November 1911: The Women's Social and Political Union ended...

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9 November 1911

The Women's Social and Political Union ended its unoffical truce with the Government in reaction to the exclusion of women from the proposed Reform Bill.

1912: The Liberal Government began censoring Votes...

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1912

The Liberal Government began censoring Votes for Women, the Women's Social and Political Union 's weekly journal.

1 March 1912: The Women's Social and Political Union smashed...

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1 March 1912

The Women's Social and Political Union smashed shop windows in London's West End; this was the first time they had attacked private property.

4 March 1912: Gertrude Wilkinson received a medal from...

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4 March 1912

Gertrude Wilkinson received a medal from the Women's Social and Political Union to commemorate her endurance of hunger strike and forcible feeding.

6 March 1912: The Women's Freedom League denounced Women's...

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6 March 1912

The Women's Freedom League denounced Women's Social and Political Union militancy in a letter to the Manchester Guardian.

28 March 1912: The Conciliation Bill (on suffrage) was defeated...

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28 March 1912

The Conciliation Bill (on suffrage) was defeated in a House of Commons vote, after passing its second reading (the previous year) with a huge majority.

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