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Women’s Social and Political Union: Quick Facts

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Also Known As WSPU
Areas Of Involvement women’s suffrage
Related People Emily Davison • Emmeline Pankhurst • Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst

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Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst, left, and her mother, Emmeline Pankhurst, stand side by side wearing hats and formal clothing in front of a brick wall and a flag.
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Black and white photo of women and girls in early 1900s dress holding a banner reading "I WISH MA COULD VOTE" at a suffrage march, with American flags in the background.
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