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Opposition at this time: The suffragettes faced a growing sense of hostility from around 1908 – something which is reflected in source G. It was becoming more common for picture postcards to be created which mocked the suffragettes and for their public speeches to be sabotages by members of the public. Some suffragettes even suffered violence directed against them. In one case some suffragettes were attacked in an area where the Liberals had lost their seat. The assailants (who were ordinary members of the public – not politicians) felt that the suffragette’s actions against the liberals were the reason the seat was lost. The Woman’s National Anti-Suffrage League was also established in 1908. This was followed in 1909 with the formation of the National League for Opposing Woman’s suffrage.
Increasing militancy from 1908: The source was produced at a time when the militant actions of the suffragettes had grown to be more profound – much of their actions were targeted against Asquith who was made Prime Minister in 1908. In the same year a suffragettes has chained herself to the railings outside of the Prime Ministers house. It was also in this year that the first instance of window smashing had taken place. On 30th June, Mary Leigh and Edith New smashed windows at 10 Downing Street. However, this degree of militancy was still relatively rare until the escalation of violence from 1911.
Many of the actions here are likely to be relevant to the events of 29th June 1909 where a group of women, led by Emmeline Pankhurst attempted to gain an audience with the prime minister, They were refused a violent scuffle ensued (see 13. Breaking windows of: http://www.johndclare.net/Women1_SuffragetteActions_Rosen.htm)
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ReplyDeletehttp://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=WC19091231.2.3 - A suffragette attempts to whip Winston Churchill
ReplyDeleteOpposition at this time:
ReplyDeleteThe suffragettes faced a growing sense of hostility from around 1908 – something which is reflected in source G. It was becoming more common for picture postcards to be created which mocked the suffragettes and for their public speeches to be sabotages by members of the public. Some suffragettes even suffered violence directed against them. In one case some suffragettes were attacked in an area where the Liberals had lost their seat. The assailants (who were ordinary members of the public – not politicians) felt that the suffragette’s actions against the liberals were the reason the seat was lost. The Woman’s National Anti-Suffrage League was also established in 1908. This was followed in 1909 with the formation of the National League for Opposing Woman’s suffrage.
Increasing militancy from 1908:
ReplyDeleteThe source was produced at a time when the militant actions of the suffragettes had grown to be more profound – much of their actions were targeted against Asquith who was made Prime Minister in 1908. In the same year a suffragettes has chained herself to the railings outside of the Prime Ministers house. It was also in this year that the first instance of window smashing had taken place. On 30th June, Mary Leigh and Edith New smashed windows at 10 Downing Street. However, this degree of militancy was still relatively rare until the escalation of violence from 1911.
The picture was also drawn in the same year in which the first Suffragettes went on hunger strike (Marion Wallace Dunlop).
ReplyDeleteIn 1909 Winston Churchil was attacked by a suffragette with a whip.
ReplyDeleteMany of the actions here are likely to be relevant to the events of 29th June 1909 where a group of women, led by Emmeline Pankhurst attempted to gain an audience with the prime minister, They were refused a violent scuffle ensued (see 13. Breaking windows of: http://www.johndclare.net/Women1_SuffragetteActions_Rosen.htm)
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