Some men actively played a part in militant suffragette activity. One man who played a leading role was Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, joint editor of the publication 'Votes for Women' with his wife Emmeline. Frederick Pethick-Lawrence was imprisoned, went on hunger-strike and was forcibly fed on many occasions.
In many historian's opinions, it was many political but I have to disagree since the culture in the west was quite different than the east in many different ways.
