Due to the National Union of Woman Suffrage Society’s lack of developments to their cause, Emmeline Pankhurst decided to create the WSPU. The leader of the NUWSS, Millicent Fawcett, was a well-known pacifist. She centered her efforts on changing social conditions rather that using political action to gain the right to vote. She used strategies such as writing letters and publishing works in newspapers. Unfortunately these actions made little impact on England’s Government. Enter Emmeline Pankhurst, a women who was tired of the tactics the NUWSS used. She founded the WSPU in 1903 and formed the slogan “Deeds not Words.” The WSPU quickly became known for their loud voices, even though there were only about 2,000 members, compared to approximately
