Part two of Jill Mountford’s series on the history of the struggle for women’s suffrage. Part one of this series was published in Solidarity 462. Part three of this article will look at the work of socialist feminists and working class women in the fight for Votes for Women.
Simon Webb counters popular view in his book The Suffragette Bombers: Britain s Forgotten Terrorists
He claims history has been kind to Emmeline Pankhurst and the other leaders of the movement
He argues that they carried out a widespread and sustained bombing campaign across the country
Activists also carried out arson attacks, including on tea house at Kew Gardens in Richmond, West London