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Plymouth s women in history: Ju-jitsu suffragettes and the plan to bring down Smeaton s Tower
You may not know about some of these fascinating stories from Plymouth s past
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Plots to blow up Smeaton s Tower, ju-jitsu-trained suffragettes and an infamous and controversial Stonehouse courtesan - these are just some of the women you may not know about in Plymouth s past.
Simon Webb counters popular view in his book The Suffragette Bombers: Britain s Forgotten Terrorists
He claims history has been kind to Emmeline Pankhurst and the other leaders of the movement
He argues that they carried out a widespread and sustained bombing campaign across the country
Activists also carried out arson attacks, including on tea house at Kew Gardens in Richmond, West London