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What were the members of Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) called?

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Suffragettes
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Suffragists
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Bourgeoisie
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All of the above
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Solution

The correct option is A Suffragettes
The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was a women-only political movement and leading militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom from 1903 to 1917. Known from 1906 as the suffragettes, its membership and policies were tightly controlled by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia (although Sylvia was eventually expelled). Hence, Option A is correct. The suffragists were members of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) and were lead by Millicent Garrett Fawcett during the height of the suffrage movement, 1890 – 1919. Bourgeoisie (in Marxist contexts) means the capitalist class who own most of society's wealth and means of production. Hence, these are incorrect.

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