However, it could be argued that the suffragettes extreme acts of violence and aggression could cause more harm than good, as Emily Wilding was a well-educated woman who defied the odds a male-dominated society imposed on women, by graduating with a BA at London University and after this she gained a first class honours degree at Oxford University, many men asked the question – if this is what a highly educated woman can do then what might a lesser educated woman do? How can they possibly be given the right to vote? Some historians, such as Marcie Kligman, agree with the argument that acts such as Emily’s death at Derby horrified those in charge and led the public to disapprove of the movement, ‘These actions by the WSPU, while attracting huge
