Votes for women
An analysis of the militant campaign
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4940873 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Monaghan (0000-0003-1507-7839, University of Reading, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 65-78 |
| Publication date | 1997-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09546559708427403 |
| OpenAlex | W2000290136 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
When one reads the literature on the militant suffragettes, one is left with the impression that the extent of their militancy was confined to smashing a few windows, slashing some works of art and, at most, setting fire to empty houses. This picture does not, however, stand up to closer examination. This article seeks to show how the militant campaign for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom embodies the characteristics of terrorism. The militant campaign involved the use or threat of use of violence, the targets selected were symbolic and the methods employed were extreme. Although the aim was to instil fear or to terrorise, one form of militancy not entertained by the suffragettes was the indiscriminate killing and injuring which has become a familiar tactic in violent protest. Even with this consideration the militant campaign can be viewed as one involving terrorism
Criminology · Militant · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Suffrage · Terrorism · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Suffrage and the Pankhursts
The Women's Movements in the United States and Britain from the 1790s to the 1920s
Women's Suffrage and Party Politics in Britain, 1866–1914
Deeds, not words” The Daily Lives of Militant Suffragettes in Edwardian Britain
Theories of terrorism
Rediscovering Suffrage History
The Use and Abuse of Political Violence
The prison experiences of the suffragettes in edwardian britain
Peaceable Kingdom
The Spectacle of Women
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |