suffrage on some level was a political topic, although it would not be until 1872 that it would become a national movement with the formation of the National Society for Women's Suffrage and later the more influential National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Little victory was achieved in this constitutional campaign in its earlier years up to around 1905. It was at this point that the militant campaign began with the formation of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). The WSPU was quite radical in their behaviour, as they wanted to get the right to vote as quickly as possible. To illustrate their more militant stance, they adopted the slogan "Deeds, not words". Many of the suffragettes were imprisoned for their violent and vandalizing actions. In prison, they started a hunger strike and were force fed by the guards. The authorities' policy of force feeding won the suffragettes great sympathy from the public. The government passed a law
Pole ühtegi põhjendatud alust, et naised omaksid vähem õigusi kui mehed. Selleks ajaks oli naisliikumine euroopas kogunud hoogu. Feministlikud liikumised olid edukad ameerikas. 1888 a kokkutulnud naiskonverent Washingtonis, kus moodustati Rahvusvaheline Naiste Nõukogu. Sinna kuulus 7 miljonit naist. Esimesena saavutasid naised valimisõiguse uus- meremaal, austraalias, euroopas esimest korda soomes ja SBs 1918. seal rajati Woman's Social and Political Union (WSPU). Sylvia Pankhurst oli üks kuulsamaid naisõiguslasi. Esimesel perioodil ehk 19. saj esimesel poolel oli otsustavaks teguriks, kuidas erinevad voolud suhtusid pr revolutsiooni. Revolutsioon on suht uus termin, pärit 15 sajandist, kasutusel oli hoopis astronoomide poolt. Enne seda kutsuti seda halvustavalt mässuks. Revolutsiooni olulisemaid teoreetikuid oli Thomas Paine, ta toetas revolutsiooni. Igal põlvkonnal peab olema õigus oma nägemuste järgi omale kord kehtestada.
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