Week of Self-Denial

Week of Self-Denial
Official nameWeek of Self-Denial
Observed bySupporters of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU)
TypeNational
ObservancesFundraising
DateSpring
Duration1 week
FrequencyAnnual, 1908-1914
Related toSuffragettes
Votes for Women

Between 1908 and 1914 the Women's Social and Political Union's (WSPU) held an annual Week of Self-Denial where supporters of the suffragette movement were asked to go without certain necessities for a week, donating the money saved to the WSPU.

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