Question

Which quotations reveal the historical significance of the suffragette-defaced penny? Check all that apply. ". . .

Answer 1

Answer: The answers are:

A. the battle only really got going at the start of the twentieth century, when the suffragette movement was born . .

D. "Our Edward VII bronze penny was struck in the year of the formation of the Women’s Social and Political Union (the WSPU), whose founders included Emmeline Pankhurst . . ."

E. "The suffragettes became systematic lawbreakers in order to change the law, and defacing the penny was just one element in a campaign that went far beyond civil disobedience."

Explanation:

In 1903, UK this coin had the words ‘VOTES FOR WOMEN’ stamped  across the head of the king.

it was considered an act of civil disobedience and  because it was cheap  it circulated easily .