Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. THE SUFFRAGETTES England has had a democracy for a long time. Until 1918, however, women were not allowed to vote in it. The right to vote is called ‘suffrage’ and the English women who fought (21) and won that right were called “suffragettes”. The suffragette movement was led by Emmiline ...

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

THE SUFFRAGETTES

England has had a democracy for a long time. Until 1918, however, women were not allowed to vote in it. The right to vote is called ‘suffrage’ and the English women who fought (21) and won that right were called “suffragettes”.

The suffragette movement was led by Emmiline Pankhurst. In 1903, she founded an organization called the Women’s Social and Politica Union (WSPU). Members of the WSPU went to the Prime Minister to demand suffrage, but he told them to “be patient”. The suffragettes were not (22) . They wanted change immediately.

The fight for the vote for women became (23) and sometimes violent. In 1908, two suffragettes chained themselves to the fence outside the Prime Minister's front door! They were arrested and spent weeks in jail. In 1912, hundreds of women (24) _ the streets of London. They broke shop windows and even threw Stones at the Prime Minister’s house. Thousands of suffragettes were jailed for this and similar actions over the years.

World War I (1914-1918) proved to be an important event for the women’s movement. Women contributed so much to the war effort as nurses', factory workers, and at other jobs (25) more people became convinced of their right to vote. Women were initially given that right in January, 1918.

The right to vote is called ‘suffrage’ and the English women who fought (21) _____ and won that right were called “suffragettes”.