There was a general, multi-level effort at persuasion. That is, some were simply aiming for equal rights and opportunities. And some were going for much more.
It became a common pattern for reform movements to have the “let us in” element (the majority) and a “but everything is terrible and has to be transformed” element (zealot minority).
There was a general, multi-level effort at persuasion. That is, some were simply aiming for equal rights and opportunities. And some were going for much more.
It became a common pattern for reform movements to have the “let us in” element (the majority) and a “but everything is terrible and has to be transformed” element (zealot minority).
The voting and persuasion was real. Thus, one can reasonably argue that the violent edge of the suffragette movement in Britain actually delayed women getting the vote.
There was a general, multi-level effort at persuasion. That is, some were simply aiming for equal rights and opportunities. And some were going for much more.
It became a common pattern for reform movements to have the “let us in” element (the majority) and a “but everything is terrible and has to be transformed” element (zealot minority).
The voting and persuasion was real. Thus, one can reasonably argue that the violent edge of the suffragette movement in Britain actually delayed women getting the vote.