History A-Level
WSPU
What WSPU means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of WSPU
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Organisation founded in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters, with a centralised structure, paid organisers and local branches.
Topics that use WSPU
- Paper 3, Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 - 4 The Women’s Social and Political Union, 1903–14 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Class and regional divisions within the WSPU
- Impact of militancy
- Leadership and strategy
- Militancy and publicity
- Parliamentary failure and the limits of protest
- Extent of support
- Government opposition and support
- Militancy
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