Suffragettes, Class and Pit-Brow Women Paula Bartley takes issue with those historians who depict the suffragettes of the Pankhursts' Women's Social and Political Union as elitists concerned only with upper- and middle-class women. Paula Bartley | Published in History Review Issue 35 December 1999 To continue reading this article you need to purchase a subscription, available from only £5. Start my trial subscription now If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems. EdwardianBritainCivil RightsGenderSocialSuffragettes Related Articles The Weaker Sex? Violence and the Suffragette Movement Sylvia Pankhurst is Sent to Jail Popular articles Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic? The St Brice’s Day Massacre