Suffragette bombing and arson campaign
The suffragette bombing and arson campaign was a militant protest campaign orchestrated by suffragettes in Great Britain and Ireland between the years 1912 and 1914. The campaign was instigated by the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), and was a part of their wider campaign for women's suffrage. The campaign, led by key WSPU figures such as Emmeline Pankhurst, targeted infrastructure, government, churches and the general public, and saw the use of improvised explosive devices, arson, letter bombs, assassination attempts and other forms of direct action and violence. At least 5 people were killed in such attacks (including one suffragette), and at least 24 were injured (including two suffragettes). The campaign was halted at the outbreak of war in August 1914 without having brought
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Suffragette bombing and arson campaign
The suffragette bombing and arson campaign was a militant protest campaign orchestrated by suffragettes in Great Britain and Ireland between the years 1912 and 1914. The campaign was instigated by the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), and was a part of their wider campaign for women's suffrage. The campaign, led by key WSPU figures such as Emmeline Pankhurst, targeted infrastructure, government, churches and the general public, and saw the use of improvised explosive devices, arson, letter bombs, assassination attempts and other forms of direct action and violence. At least 5 people were killed in such attacks (including one suffragette), and at least 24 were injured (including two suffragettes). The campaign was halted at the outbreak of war in August 1914 without having brought
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June 1912 – August 1914
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Achieve votes for women
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Stalemate, outbreak of the First World War halts campaign
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Government, infrastructure, churches, the public
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