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10th October 1903: Foundation of Women’s Social & Political Union

10th October 2019
Tagged as: Britain, Militancy, Politics, Suffrage, Suffragettes, Women's Suffrage, WSPU

On the 10^th October 1903 the Women’s Social and Political Union, whose members came to be known as suffragettes, was founded at the Manchester home of Sylvia and Emmeline Pankhurst.

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10th October 1903: Foundation of Women’s Social & Political Union

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