A Long and Illustrious History
The suffragettes used which tactics to campaign for women's votes?
APeaceful petitions and letter-writing campaigns targeting Parliament and the public
BDirect action: protests, chaining to railings, hunger strikes and property damage ✓
CWriting only formal letters and carefully worded petitions directly to Parliament
DAttempting to stand as electoral candidates in the very elections they were excluded from
Explanation
The suffragettes under Emmeline Pankhurst used direct action — demonstrations, chaining themselves to railings, hunger strikes in prison, and property damage — to demand votes for women.
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