Women's Tax Resistance League
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The Women's Tax Resistance League was a British suffrage-era organization whose members, including prominent activists like Evelyn Sharp, protested their lack of political representation by refusing to pay taxes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Women's Tax Resistance League canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
suffrage organization
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tax resistance organization ⓘ women's rights organization ⓘ |
| activity |
holding public meetings
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organizing women to refuse payment of taxes and fines ⓘ publishing leaflets and pamphlets ⓘ supporting members in legal proceedings ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British women's suffrage societies
ⓘ
Women's Social and Political Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | denial of the parliamentary vote to women in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
tax justice
ⓘ
women's political rights ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Frances Gordon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret Kineton Parkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | local branches in Britain ⓘ |
| ideology |
tax resistance
ⓘ
women's suffrage ⓘ |
| influenced | later tax resistance movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy | principle of no taxation without representation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalConsequence |
members had goods seized by bailiffs
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members were taken to court for non-payment of taxes ⓘ some members were imprisoned ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| method |
civil disobedience
ⓘ
publicizing court cases against members ⓘ refusal to pay taxes ⓘ tax resistance ⓘ |
| motto | No Vote, No Tax ⓘ |
| movement | women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Constance Tite
NERFINISHED
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Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Evelyn Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ Frances Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitty Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Kineton Parkes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophia Duleep Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Vera Holme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
legal and political discrimination against women
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taxation of women without parliamentary representation ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
feminist
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pro-suffrage ⓘ |
| purpose |
to oppose taxation without representation of women
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to protest women's lack of political representation ⓘ to secure votes for women ⓘ |
| slogan | No Vote, No Tax ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Evelyn Sharp