Source C2 is a leaflet showing “14 reasons for supporting Women’s suffrage.” Written by the NUWSS. This shows that the WSPU and the NUWSS did use same methods. Source C2 was also used to persuade people to let women have the vote. Even though this source does not have a date, it was most probably written around the same time which the WSPU’s version was written, the reason for the because it is not criticising the WSPU, which the NUWSS later did in propaganda projects. This source is written in a similar way in which the WSPU produced theirs, “Because Parliament cannot fully reflect the wishes of the people when the wishes of women are without any direct representation.”
Using just sources A and C2 we can see that the differences between the suffrage groups were exaggerated before 1908.
Source B is different because it is a policy written by the NUWSS after 1908 saying subtly that they will have nothing to do with the WSPU and their militant actions. This was a policy backing the NUWSS away from the WSPU and telling people what sorts of policies they supported and agreed on. If the WSPU hadn’t taken up a more violent and forceful, then this policy wouldn’t had had to be written.
Posters were also another type of method which was used by both groups. Sources D1 and D2 were both written after 1908. This is shown because the NUWSS makes it clear that they did not want any non law
abiding activity which meant that the WSPU was not welcome at their meeting, “All law abiding suffragists are invited to join the pilgrimage.” This contradicts what had happened before because before 1908, when the WSPU were a law abiding, women were able to be members of both groups. Both posters were used to advertise meetings and processions, which both groups held. Both of these posters use forceful wording to attract attention to them. Source D1 is written by the NUWSS, “Women’s Suffrage Pilgrimage to tell all England why women want the vote.” Source D2 seems to be more powerful but still the main object was to advertise, “Coronation Year will be signalised by the greatest procession of women ever seen in the World’s history.”
Sources D1 and D2 show that both suffrage movements use posters, processions and meeting to obtain attention to the women’s cause.
Looking at these sources it can be said that that the two main suffrage groups did use some same methods, i.e. meetings, processions, posters and leaflets. So therefore it could be said that the difference between the suffragists and suffragettes had been overly exaggerated. The only main difference was in 1908 when the WSPU decided to take more militant action which meant that they lost the support of the NUWSS, as they were not prepared to take the same actions.
