Question

An activist for this cause eventually became a fascist after becoming “attracted to the Blackshirts” and their ability to serve a greater purpose. During a botched (-5[1])assassination attempt, a militant for this cause injured John Redmond with a hatchet. (15[1])The failed Dickinson Bill advocated for this cause, as did the demonstrators who undertook the Mud (15[1])March. (15[1]-5[1])An advocate for this cause was force-fed on forty-nine occasions (15[2])during a (*) hunger strike but died after being (10[1])trampled by Amner, the horse of King George V, at the 1913 Epsom Derby. Another proponent of this cause slashed Diego Velázquez’s painting Rokeby Venus. Activists like Emily Davison and Mary Richardson advocated for, for 10 points, what cause that eventually led to half of the British population gaining the right to vote? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: women’s suffrage [prompt on universal suffrage; prompt on right to vote; prompt on feminism]
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Drew ScheinerMissouriPurdue B25-5
Henry CafaroChicago BPurdue C3815
Ryan HappelSIUE BMichigan B5415
Cyrus ZhouWUSTLChicago A55-5
Prahalad RaoOhio State BChicago D5515
Biyang ZhangMichigan ASIUE A6515
Simon ZimmermanOhio State APurdue A6515
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