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For over forty years women had quietly campaigned for women's suffrage
when, in 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter, Christabel, decided
to force the Government to take action. With the establishment of the
Women's Social and Political Union, they began a militant campaign which
would continue for the next eleven years, resulting in the imprisonment
of over a thousand suffragettes, who were prepared to endure torture
and even risk their lives to bring about votes for women.
Here is a short video about why I wrote the book:
