USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1903 Emmeline Pankhurst and others, frustrated by the lack of progress, decided more direct action was required and founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) with the motto ‘Deeds not words’. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) became involved in women’s suffrage in 1880.

Detailed explanation-2: -Who started the Suffragette movement? Emmeline Pankhurst, her daughters Christabel, Sylvia and Adela Pankhurst, and a small group of women based in Manchester founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1903. The WSPU aimed to ‘wake up the nation’ to the cause of women’s suffrage through ‘Deeds Not Words’.

Detailed explanation-3: -The public dubbed the WSPU suffragists “suffragettes.” The moniker was immediately embraced by the WSPU, which named its journal The Suffragette. In 1908, WSPU members began a campaign of property destruction aimed largely at the existing power structure and designed for maximum publicity.