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What is the history of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom?
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The Suffragette movement began as a protest against the lack of voting rights for women in the UK. In 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia founded the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) to advocate for women's right to vote. They organized marches and protests, including hunger strikes, and were imprisoned several times. In 1918, they won the right to vote on equal terms with men, but it was not until 1928 that all women over 21 gained the franchise. The WSPU continued to fight for equality until the 1970s.