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Suffrage Conspiracy Charges

1912

A 1912 newspaper report from The Times describing the trial of Emmeline Pankhurst and others charged over a suffragette window-breaking protest.

This article names Pankhurst among those charged after a militant suffragette protest, documenting her direct role in WSPU action.

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What it is

A newspaper article published in The Times in 1912, reporting on the court case against Emmeline Pankhurst, Frederick and Emmeline Pethick Lawrence, and Mabel Tuke. They were charged with conspiracy to damage property under the Malicious Injuries to Property Act of 1861, after a window-breaking protest near the Prime Minister's house.

Why it matters

This contemporary account shows the legal risks suffragettes faced for militant protest tactics. It names Pankhurst directly as one of the women arrested for throwing stones at 10 Downing Street, revealing the confrontational methods the WSPU used to demand votes for women.

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  • Why do you think the newspaper used formal legal language to describe the protest?
  • What does the detailed police account of the arrest suggest about how authorities viewed the suffragettes' actions?
  • What is left out of this report that might tell you more about why the women protested this way?

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