Criminal Fine Art and Meat Cleavers
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Nov 17, 2023 Museum directors in 1913 warned of potential art attacks by women; explores women's suffrage movement and violent confrontations; discusses museum responses and acts of vandalism by suffragettes.
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Militancy Replaced Polite Petitioning
- The suffragettes shifted from polite petitions to militant tactics under Emmeline Pankhurst's WSPU with the slogan "Deeds, not words."
- That escalation aimed to force political attention by making politicians' lives uncomfortable and attracting press coverage.
Getting Arrested To Make News
- Christabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenney got themselves arrested at a political meeting to generate newspaper publicity.
- They chose prison over paying fines specifically to publicize their cause.
Black Friday Fueled Radicalization
- Black Friday (Nov 18, 1910) marked a turning point where police brutality and sexual assaults radicalized many suffragettes.
- The violence pushed the movement underground and into a nationwide militant campaign.