Feminists Increasingly Engage in Acts of Violent Extremism

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April 29, 2025

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April 28, 2025 – Terrorism has long been part of the feminist armamentarium. During the decade before the First World War, feminists terrorized the United Kingdom with a wave of attacks on churches and shops that included bombings, arson, and physical violence. In 1912, suffragettes attempted to assassinate Prime Minister Herbert Asquith by hurling a hatchet at him (1).

Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst justified these acts of terrorism by claiming that at a time of injustice, it was inexcusable to not set off bombs.

As a result of the misguided suffragette campaign, at least five persons died and dozens were seriously injured (2).

In Germany, historian Elizabeth Heineman has written an entire book on Feminism and Terrorism, highlighting the terrorist activities conducted by feminists Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin in the notorious Red Army Faction during the 1970s and 1980s. (3)

Now, feminists in the United States and Latin America are increasingly engaging in extremist and violent attacks on property and persons:

United States: Following the leak of the impending Dobbs v. Jackson decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, a dramatic spike of violent attacks on churches and pro-life clinics and organizations was documented. In 2023 alone, 436 acts of violence were identified, including fire-bombings, desecration of religious objects, and vandalization of buildings (4). In New Jersey, seven high school students were suspended after they assaulted 16-year-old Nichole Pagano for holding a pro-life sign (5).

The FBI later opened investigations of many of these incidents as “potential acts of domestic violent extremism.” (6)

Latin America: International Women’s Day has become a rallying point for pro-abortion feminists across Latin America as they engage in lawless activities such as vandalizing churches, spraying graffiti, and attacking bystanders. In many cases, civilians form a human shield to protect churches from the attacks.

During the most recent Women’s Day protest on March 8 in Mexico City, feminists wielding hammers and sticks attacked the National Palace, injuring 81 police officers and civilians. One photograph depicts four women carrying a slab of metal as a battering ram against the police defenses (7).

In Morelos, feminists sought to violently remove the fencing in front of the Cuernavaca Cathedral. In Oaxaca, feminists attempted to set fire to the church front door (8).

One report reveals the scope of feminist extremism in previous years:

“Increasingly violent demonstrations in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, as well in several countries in the West, for example those organized to mark the UN’s ‘Women’s Day’ (8th March), saw religious buildings and faithful attacked. People were left unaided by police and other emergency services as they sought to defend their churches, temples, and other religious buildings at great personal risk.” (9)

World Watch Research analyst Rossana Ramirez admits, “It is especially worrying that the degree of violence and aggression towards churches and religious statues is increasing in intensity every year.” (10)

Of equal concern is the tendency of media accounts to downplay the seriousness of the feminist attacks. Accordingly, there have been few legal consequences for the perpetrators. In England, feminist Emmeline Pankhurst once boasted about the inability of officials to keep her in prison: “Four times they took me back again; four times I burst the prison door open.” (2)

Physical attacks on persons, bombings, arson, and more. Amazingly, not a single feminist organization is known to have ever condemned or called for a cessation of the terrorist tactics.

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