Describe the ways in which the methods of the Suffragists and Suffragettes were different?

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Describe the ways in which the methods of the Suffragists and Suffragettes were different?

The suffragists were different from the suffragettes because the suffragists used moderate and peaceful methods to get through their argument but the suffragettes thought that the suffragists idea was working too slowly so they wanted to be completely opposite to them so they used militant methods. The suffragettes believed in ‘Deeds Not Words’ and especially when they knew that the Liberal Government was not going to introduce reforms, so they turned to militant methods. The suffragettes restricted membership of WSPU to women and to men, which meant men were not allowed to join. To show that the suffragettes used the motto ‘Deeds Not Words’ in their campaign in 1905 Christabel Pankhurst was sent to prison for hitting and spitting at a policeman at a Liberal meeting. Their most effective methods were to use megaphones to heckle Liberal candidates at by-elections.

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    The suffragists believed in peaceful methods such as holding meetings, issuing leaflets, and collecting petitions. They met with politicians and their case out which the suffragettes thought was not working well and thought it was working too slowly. The two groups methods were completely different to each other because one group approached a peaceful methods and the other group approached more directly and liked using militant methods.

    The suffragists had many problems of trying to get the vote and people in the group were not happy with violence, which was getting them nowhere so Emmeline and ...

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