' s ▁suff rage . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁N U W SS ▁broke ▁away ▁and , ▁led ▁by ▁Em m eline ▁P ank h urst , ▁formed ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Social ▁and ▁Political ▁Union ▁( W SP U ). ▁As ▁the ▁national ▁media ▁lost ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁suff rage ▁campaign , ▁the ▁W SP U ▁decided ▁it ▁would ▁use ▁other ▁methods ▁to ▁create ▁public ity . ▁This ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁Manchester ' s ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Hall ▁where ▁Edward ▁Grey , ▁ 1 st ▁Vis count ▁Grey ▁of ▁Fall odon , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁elected ▁Liberal ▁government , ▁was ▁speaking . ▁As ▁he ▁was ▁talking , ▁Christ abel ▁P ank h urst ▁and ▁An nie ▁Ken ney ▁of ▁the ▁W SP U ▁constantly ▁shout ed ▁out , ▁" Will ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Government ▁give ▁votes ▁to ▁women ?" ▁When ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁ce ase ▁calling ▁out , ▁police ▁were ▁called ▁to ▁ev ict ▁them ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁suff ra get tes ▁( as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁W SP U ▁became ▁known ▁after ▁this ▁incident ) ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁struggle ▁which ▁ended ▁with ▁them ▁being ▁arrested ▁and ▁charged ▁for ▁assault . ▁When ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁pay ▁their ▁fine , ▁they ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁prison ▁for ▁one ▁week , ▁and ▁three ▁days . ▁The ▁British ▁public ▁were ▁shock ed ▁and ▁took ▁notice ▁at ▁this ▁use ▁of ▁violence ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁vote ▁for ▁women . ▁