Emmeline Pankhurst was one of the leading forces in the fight for women’s suffrage. She, instead of taking part in peaceful protests, which got them nowhere, founded the Women’s Social and Political Union, which took a more drastic approach at protesting- a more violent approach. The Women’s Social and Political Union arranged militant protests, which were violent protests. The fight for women’s suffrage had gone on far too long, with far too little success. Emmeline Pankhurst was explaining why the Women’s Social and Political Union chose violent means to gain women’s rights, and she said, “... the only justification for violence…is the fact that you have tried all other available means and have failed to secure justice. She saying that this
