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Did women have to use militancy to obtain the vote?
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Women needed to use militancy to obtain the vote.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Militant women brought more attention to the suffrage movement than peaceful women.
Pro claim 2
The damage caused by militant women made the government look bad, forcing them to extend the vote to women to stop the protests.
Con claim 1
Militancy made a lot of people dislike the suffrage movement.
Con claim 2
Peaceful suffrage campaigners made a lot of progress in obtaining the vote for women.