 The NUWSS organized its first large, open-air procession which came to be known as the Mud March on 9 February 1907.Miss Fawcett said in a speech in 1911 that their movement was "like a glacier; slow moving but unstoppable".Up to July 17th 1912 the NUWSS was not allied with any party, but campaigned in support of individual election candidates who supported votes for women.