This leader first became interested in politics after attending a speech by Lydia Becker.
This leader first became interested in politics after attending a speech by Lydia Becker. This politician befriended the Scottish radical Keir Hardie, and for a time became a member of Hardie's Independent Labour Party. This activist split from the Parliament Street Society over its adoption of a compromise position. This activist spoke out against prison conditions after being arrested for attempting to deliver a protest resolution to H. H. Asquith, whose refusal to meet this figure was called "Black Friday" and resulted in 200 protestors being assaulted by police. The Cat and Mouse Act was passed after some of this activist's followers were controversially force-fed after going on a hunger strike. This leader founded the WSPU, whose slogan was "Deeds not Words". This person's strong opposition to Germany during World War I helped pass the Representation of the People Act of 1918, extending to 8.4 million people the right to vote. For 10 points, name this leader of the British women's suffrage movement.
This leader first became interested in politics after attending a speech by Lydia Becker.
Emmeline Pankhurst