Tag: why did people want to vote?

Royal assent to the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 was given and the Metropolitan Police Service was established on September 29, 1829 in London as the first modern and professional police force in the world. Hence, Option A is correct. In 1839, the world's first commercial electric telegraph line came into operation. 1849 marks the advent of Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood in art, in 1859, a solar flare is observed for the first time, hence, these options are incorrect.

The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was a women-only political movement and leading militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom from 1903 to 1917. Known from 1906 as the suffragettes, its membership and policies were tightly controlled by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia (although Sylvia was eventually expelled). Hence, Option A is correct. The suffragists were members of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) and were lead by Millicent Garrett Fawcett during the height of the suffrage movement, 1890 – 1919. Bourgeoisie (in Marxist contexts) means the capitalist class who own most of society's wealth and means of production. Hence, these are incorrect.