▁After ▁this ▁media ▁success , ▁the ▁W SP U ' s ▁tact ics ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁violent . ▁This ▁included ▁an ▁attempt ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁storm ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁the ▁ar son ▁of ▁David ▁Lloyd ▁George ' s ▁country ▁home ▁( des p ite ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁Lady ▁Const ance ▁Ly tt on ▁was ▁imprison ed , ▁but ▁immediately ▁released ▁when ▁her ▁identity ▁was ▁discovered , ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁she ▁dis gu ised ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁working ▁class ▁se am str ess ▁called ▁Jane ▁W art on ▁and ▁end ured ▁in hum ane ▁treatment ▁which ▁included ▁force - feed ing . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁suff ra get te ▁Em ily ▁Dav ison ▁protest ed ▁by ▁inter fer ing ▁with ▁a ▁horse ▁owned ▁by ▁King ▁George ▁V ▁during ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁The ▁Derby ; ▁she ▁was ▁tr ample d ▁and ▁died ▁four ▁days ▁later . ▁The ▁W SP U ▁ceased ▁their ▁milit ant ▁activities ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁the ▁war ▁effort . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Su ff rage ▁Soci eties , ▁which ▁had ▁always ▁employed ▁" const itution al " ▁methods , ▁continued ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁years , ▁and ▁comprom ises ▁were ▁worked ▁out ▁between ▁the ▁N U W SS ▁and ▁the ▁coal ition ▁government . ▁The ▁Spe aker ' s ▁Conference ▁on ▁elect