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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet
The suffragettes militancy actually delayed and hindered votes for women.
They decided to leave incendiary devices in churches, in trains, on commuter trains, burn down MPs’ houses, to attack and take out communications from telegraph and telephone wires between London and Glasgow. They also sent dangerous chemicals in the mail to injure innocent people
A nasty bunch of terrorists
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That was the militant wing of the women's suffrage movement. The majority were moderates who marched in solidarity and posted leaflets and it was those moderate suffragettes who, after years of peaceful protest, convinced an increasing number of MPs to support female suffrage.
If people can't march for their beliefs, then we no longer live in a democracy. There's many marches I can't stand, but I respect their right to do it.
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