In 1903 Emmeline Pankhurst helped to found a group whose members were the first to be called 'suffragettes'. What was it called?

AThe Chartists
BThe Women's Social and Political UnionRight answer
CThe Women's Franchise League
DThe Fenians

Answer: The Women's Social and Political Union

In 1889 Pankhurst founded the Women's Franchise League, and in 1903 she helped start the WSPU. WSPU members used civil disobedience, such as smashing windows and hunger strikes.

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