Suffragettes’ crimes

SIR – There is a marked difference between pardoning homosexuals and doing the same for suffragettes (report, February 7).

The former were convicted of an offence that has ceased to be a crime; the latter were convicted of activities such as bombing and arson (what we now call terrorism) which were, and still are, crimes.

Malvern, Worcestershire

SIR – The suffragettes knew they were breaking the law, but did so with determination and pride. Pardoning them now will not change history, but will soften the sacrifices they made.

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire