Saturday, July 25, 2020

How British suffragettes fought for the vote


In 1913, suffragette Emily Davison disrupted a major horse race in the name of winning British women the vote.

British suffragettes in the early 20th century used spectacle and drama to draw attention to their fight to win women the vote. They delivered public speeches, marched, displayed colorful banners, and got thrown in jail, all in an effort to pressure legislators to extend suffrage to women.

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