The importance of the suffragettes and their campaign in winning the votes for women in 1918 can be widely debated. The suffragettes brought the topic of franchise for women into the public eye and forced the politicians to look at the issue more seriously. But there were other factors too that influenced the decision of giving the women the right to vote in 1918. The most important being, the peaceful work and campaign of the suffragists, the role of women during the First World War and the changing
peaceful tactics to prove they could participate in politics. On the other hand, the suffragettes led a different organization known as the Women’s Social and Political Union that was led by Emmeline Pankhurst. They developed harsh tactics such as violence and hunger strikes. The Women’s Suffrage Movement opened many doors for women to develop a greater role socially, politically and economically. The Suffragettes explored women’s rights in the United States and led to new political encounters by