Civil disobedience

In 1907, Teresa Billington-Greig and Charlotte Despard helped establish the Women’s Freedom League (WFL) as a breakaway organisation. It favoured a democratic structure and opposed attacks on people or property, but used civil disobedience, including refusing to pay taxes or provide census information. The campaign therefore offered more than a simple choice between persuasion and violence.

Members used civil disobedience, such as refusing to pay tax or refusing to provide information for the census.