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What did Emmeline Pankhurst found in 1903?

  • Woman's Social and Political Union

  • Independent Labour Party

  • National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies

  • Women's Aid Federation

Answer

The Women's Social and Political Union was founded in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia Pankhurst. The WSPU was the leading organization in the British suffragette movement, which campaigned for women's right to vote. The WSPU used a variety of tactics to achieve its goals, including public demonstrations, hunger strikes, and property destruction. The movement was successful in winning women the right to vote in 1918.
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