▁tw enti eth - century ▁woman ▁suff rage ▁movement ▁was ▁its ▁extremely ▁broad ▁class ▁base . ▁One ▁major ▁division , ▁especially ▁in ▁Britain , ▁was ▁between ▁suff rag ists , ▁who ▁sought ▁to ▁create ▁change ▁constitution ally , ▁and ▁suff ra get tes , ▁led ▁by ▁English ▁political ▁activ ist ▁Em m eline ▁P ank h urst , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁formed ▁the ▁more ▁milit ant ▁Women ' s ▁Social ▁and ▁Political ▁Union . ▁P ank h urst ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁satisfied ▁with ▁anything ▁but ▁action ▁on ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁women ' s ▁enf ranch is ement , ▁with ▁" de eds , ▁not ▁words " ▁the ▁organisation ' s ▁mot to . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁world , ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Christian ▁Tem per ance ▁Union ▁( W CT U ), ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁women ' s ▁suff rage , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁am el ior ating ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁prost it utes . ▁Under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Frances ▁Will ard , ▁" the ▁W CT U ▁became ▁the ▁largest ▁women ' s ▁organization ▁of ▁its ▁day ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁oldest ▁continu ing ▁women ' s ▁organization ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ." ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁divers ity ▁of ▁views ▁on ▁a ▁" w oman ' s ▁place ". ▁Su ff rag ist ▁them es ▁often ▁included ▁the ▁not ions ▁that ▁women ▁were ▁naturally ▁kind er ▁and ▁more ▁concerned ▁about ▁children