Arson, Bombings, and Violence

Between 1912 and 1914, the Suffragettes increased the movement's intensity to gain publicity and strengthen the movement. ​​​​​​​

"The Latest Political Argument: Mr. Lloyd George's New Country House Wrecked By A Bomb.", 1913, The Daily Mirror

"The aftermath of a window-smashing spree outside the Swan & Edgar department store in the West End of London.", 1912, Anonymous

"A woman peers through a shattered window in Holloway prison after the explosion in December 1913", 1913, Topical Press Agency/Getty Images

​​​​​​​They organized campaigns to smash store windows, cut telegraph wires, and plan post box bombings.

Bombing of a building orchestrated by Suffragettes, n.d., LibCom

"British PM David Lloyd George's Surrey home was bombed by suffragettes in 1913", 1913, Sky News

By 1914, their campaigns escalated with the burning of homes, pavilions, and churches which gained attention but led to their imprisonment.

"Suffragettes target the Tea Rooms, Kew Gardens, London", n.d., Library of Congress on Flickr NKCR

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