After the war, the Representation of the People Act 1918 gave the vote to women over the age of 30 who met certain property qualifications. The suffragette campaign was suspended when World War I broke out in 1914. The WSPU campaign had varying levels of support from within the suffragette movement breakaway groups formed, and within the WSPU itself not all members supported the direct action. The death of one suffragette, Emily Davison, when she ran in front of the king's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby, made headlines around the world. The first suffragette to be force fed was Evaline Hilda Burkitt.
When imprisoned they went on hunger strike, to which the government responded by force-feeding them. When by 1903 women in Britain had not been enfranchised, Pankhurst decided that women had to "do the work ourselves" the WSPU motto became "deeds, not words." The suffragettes heckled politicians, tried to storm parliament, were attacked and sexually assaulted during battles with the police, chained themselves to railings, smashed windows, carried out a nationwide bombing and arson campaign, and faced anger and ridicule in the media. Women had won the right to vote in several countries by the end of the 19th century in 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country to grant the vote to all women over the age of 21. Purple represents loyalty and dignity, white for purity, and green for hope.
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