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Religions > Atheism |
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"maff" |
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22 Feb 2005 04:18:21 AM |
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OT: Paul Foot |
Sisters at war
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1419588,00.html
In 1914, the Pankhursts put aside the suffragette struggle for a new
campaign - the Great War. But now they were divided, between those who
were in favour of it and those against. In this second exclusive
extract from his posthumously published book, Paul Foot describes the
culmination of the fight for votes for women
Tuesday February 22, 2005
The Guardian
Suddenly and tragically, both workers' militancy and suffragette
activity were stopped in their tracks by the guns of August 1914. The
strikes stopped instantly, as, in the great wave of militarism that
greeted the start of the first world war, workers signed up for the
colours.
The women's movement was split as never before. The Women's Social and
Political Union (WSPU) had always insisted that the question of the
vote should predominate over every other political issue. Now the
question of the vote was tossed aside. Emmeline Pankhurst and her
daughter Christabel declared that the supreme priority was the need to
win the war. Both women toured the country using their oratorical
skills to shovel young men into the charnel house.
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