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... Labour Party , and the Pankhursts were all socialists at this stage . In 1903 the Conservative Party had been in office for eight years , and it was beginning to lose its grip . The next election was likely to produce a Liberal ...
... Labour Party , and the Pankhursts were all socialists at this stage . In 1903 the Conservative Party had been in office for eight years , and it was beginning to lose its grip . The next election was likely to produce a Liberal ...
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... Labour Party had about forty MPs at the time , most of them committed to votes for women . In 1912 the party conference laid down that no extension of the right to vote would be acceptable unless it gave votes to women a startling ...
... Labour Party had about forty MPs at the time , most of them committed to votes for women . In 1912 the party conference laid down that no extension of the right to vote would be acceptable unless it gave votes to women a startling ...
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... Labour Party candidate though she polled more votes than any other woman standing . One woman was elected in 1918 , though for reasons which had nothing to do with votes for women . Countess Markievicz ( born Constance Gore - Booth ...
... Labour Party candidate though she polled more votes than any other woman standing . One woman was elected in 1918 , though for reasons which had nothing to do with votes for women . Countess Markievicz ( born Constance Gore - Booth ...
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19th century agitation American Annie Besant Annie Kenney arrested Asquith Australia became bill Bottom right British campaign cause Christabel Pankhurst Congress countries demonstration Downing Street election electoral Emily Davison Emmeline Emmeline Pankhurst enfranchised England English equality female fight France French gettes girls give votes given the vote giving women going H.G.Wells House of Commons husband Jeanette Rankin Labour Party lady leader less Liberal living London marriage married meant meeting ment middle-class militant movement NAWSA nursing opponents of votes organisation parades police political politicians position of women Prime Minister prison prostitutes reform right to vote Senate servants social struggle suffrage societies suffragettes suffragists supporters of votes Sylvia Sylvia Pankhurst things took Top left Top right United Victoria Victoria Woodhull votes for women wanted the vote woman women the vote women who wanted Women's Freedom League Women's Party women's rights women's suffrage WSPU