▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁ ▁He ▁established ▁a ▁National ▁Society ▁for ▁Women ' s ▁Su ff rage , ▁draft ed ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Dis abilities ▁Rem oval ▁Bill ▁( the ▁first ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁bill ▁in ▁England ) ▁and ▁was ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁Mar ried ▁Women ' s ▁Property ▁Act ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁which ▁gave ▁w ives ▁absolute ▁control ▁over ▁their ▁property ▁and ▁ear nings . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Em m eline ▁G ould en , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁Em m eline ▁P ank h urst , ▁who ▁was ▁some ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁younger ▁than ▁he ▁was , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁With ▁her , ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Independent ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁they ▁formed ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Fran ch ise ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁political ▁circle ▁which ▁included ▁Ke ir ▁Hard ie , ▁An nie ▁Bes ant , ▁William ▁Morris ▁and ▁George ▁Bernard ▁Shaw . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁Blo ody ▁Sunday ▁ri ot ▁in ▁T raf al gar ▁Square . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁" Red ▁Doctor ", ▁he ▁stood ▁for ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁as ▁candidate ▁for ▁Manchester ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁for ▁R other hit he , ▁Kent , ▁both ▁times ▁un success fully . ▁ ▁His ▁controvers ial ▁views ▁did ▁not ▁win ▁him ▁many ▁clients , ▁but