A suffragette meeting in Caxton Hall, Manchester, England circa 1908.

Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence and Emmeline Pankhurst stand in the center of the platform.

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The Women's Social and Political Union became known for its militant activity. Pankhurst once said: "The condition of our sex is so deplorable that it is our duty to break the law in order to call attention to the reasons why we do."