- Did not achieve vote in 1914
- Violent actions changed some MP´s minds and turned opinions against them
- The action of the Suffrage made the fight for womens suffrage unforgettable
- Many admired the Suffragettes fot the willingness to suffer for their cause, such as the hunger strikes and force feeding in prision
- The police and the Government treated them harshly
- The Suffragettes were treated poorly in prison and went on hunger strikes, this lead them to be force fead. This gained them sypmathy and support from the public
- In 1913, the Cat and Mouse act was introduced. It aloud suffragettes who went on hunger strikes to be released to become healthy again, and then be recaptured, therefore preventing the need to be force feed. Of course, this meant that women were free to commit whatever crimes for their cause before going back to prison.
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