Emmeline Pankhurst was the leader of the British suffragette movement who founded the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). Frustrated by years of polite, ineffective lobbying, Pankhurst adopted the motto 'Deeds, not words.' The suffragettes engaged in direct action, including smashing windows, hunger strikes, and chaining themselves to railings to demand the right to vote. Pankhurst was imprisoned numerous times and became a master of using the media to keep the suffrage cause in the public eye. During WWI, she shifted her focus to supporting the war effort, arguing that women's contributions would prove their right to citizenship. Her militant tactics were controversial even among other feminists, but they were undeniably effective in forcing the government to address the issue. In 1918, Britain granted limited voting rights to women, with full equality achieved in 1928, just weeks after her death.