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Challenges and Strategies of Imprisoned Suffragettes
This chapter delves into the harsh living conditions faced by suffragettes in prison, including extreme temperatures and poor food, as well as the mental challenges they endured. It explores how suffragettes maintained camaraderie and sanity through tactics like hunger strikes and issuing medals, while also detailing the brutal force feeding methods used by authorities to suppress their protests.
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