Women's Party (UK)
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The Women's Party was a minor political party in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst when they dissolved the Women's Social and Political Union in November 1917.
The party proclaimed the need for more stringent measures in support of Britain in World War I. Indeed, it gave out white feathers to all conscientious objectors. It changed the name of its paper from "Votes For Women" to "Brittania": a paper which concentrated on enlisting women for the war effort. It claimed that this was far more important than the fight for women's suffrage, although it also had policies on equality for women and the abolition of trade unions.
The party stood Christabel as a candidate in the 1918 UK general election, and she stood again in an election the following year, but was unsuccessful. The Women's Party wound itself up in June 1919.