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Violence and Resistance: Suffragettes' Struggle for Equality

The chapter explores the brutal violence faced by suffragettes during protests, including physical and sexual assaults by the police. It highlights the harrowing experiences of women during the suffragette movement, focusing on the events of Black Friday in 1910 and the contentious relationship between suffragettes and British authorities. Despite facing immense brutality, suffragettes employed strategic tactics to further their cause for women's voting rights.

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