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Emily Wilding Davison (11 October 1872 – 8 June 1913) was an English suffragette who fought for votes for women in Britain in the early twentieth century. A member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and a militant fighter for her cause, she was arrested on nine occasions, went on hunger strike seven times and was force-fed on ...
HM Prison Holloway was a closed category prison for adult women and young offenders in Holloway, London, England, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. It was the largest women's prison in western Europe, [ 2 ] until its closure in 2016.
Violet offers but is beaten by her abusive husband and Maud testifies. The women later learn, at a public announcement, that the vote is not to be extended. Maud is caught up in the protest, arrested, and jailed for a week. While in jail, she meets Emily Davison, a confidante of Emmeline Pankhurst. Maud faces stigma from neighbours and workmates.
Violet Ann Bland's Hunger Strike Medal and Holloway Brooch. Beginning in 1902 Holloway Prison was a female-only prison in London, England. [3] In the early part of the twentieth century many suffragettes were incarcerated at the prison.
The Temporary Discharge for Ill Health Bill was rushed through Parliament to ensure that Pankhurst, who had immediately gone on hunger strike, did not die in prison. [ 33 ] In response to the bomb Lloyd George wrote an article in Nash's Magazine , entitled “Votes for Women and Organised Lunacy” where he argued that the “main obstacle to ...
The poems were collected and edited by Nancy A John, and smuggled out of the prison by John and Janet Barrowman. [1] The foreword was written by Theresa Gough, [2] a journalist and active speaker for the WPSU, whose nom de plume was ‘Karmie M.T. Kranich'. [3] The cover depicts two drawings of a bare cell with a check pattern design. [4]
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19 February 1913: Suffragettes bomb Chancellor David Lloyd George's house, with two bombs being planted by Emily Davison. Only one bomb functions but significant damage is done to the building, although there are no injuries. [10] [11] 22 February 1913: A postman is burned at Lewisham post office, South London, when handling a suffragette ...