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 ‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review When the Men Came Marching Home from the Great War