Emily Pankhurst founded the Women's Social and Political Union to protest and campaign for women's right to vote in the UK. She organized high-profile protests that included window smashing and attacks on police officers, which led to her and her supporters being arrested and imprisoned multiple times. While in prison, Pankhurst and others went on hunger strikes to draw public attention to their cause. Her persistent activism and civil disobedience tactics eventually helped secure women the right to vote in the UK.