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Genie Sheppard
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Genie Sheppard was a member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and militant suffragette who in prison went on hunger strike where she was force-fed for which action she received the WSPU's Hunger Strike Medal.
A Suffragette being force fed, in a contemporary poster
A Suffragette being force fed, in a contemporary poster
Women's Social and Political Union
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The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was a women-only political movement and leading militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom founded in 1903. Known from 1906 as the suffragettes, its membership and policies were tightly controlled by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia. Sylvia was eventually expelled.
Annie Kenney (left) and Christabel Pankhurst, c. 1908
Annie Kenney (left) and Christabel Pankhurst, c. 1908
62 Nelson Street, where the WSPU was formed
62 Nelson Street, where the WSPU was formed
WSPU leaders Flora Drummond, Christabel Pankhurst, Annie Kenney, Emmeline Pankhurst, Charlotte Despard, with two others, 1906–1907
WSPU leaders Flora Drummond, Christabel Pankhurst, Annie Kenney, Emmeline Pankhurst, Charlotte Despard, with two others, 1906–1907
WSPU meeting, c. 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst stands (left) by the table on the platform.
WSPU meeting, c. 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst stands (left) by the table on the platform.