Clipping : "Petticoat War Again in England / Militant Suffragettes Reopen Hostilities on Houses of Parliament and furnish Amusement of Some of the U.S. Sailors." [November 18, 1910]

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Title

Clipping : "Petticoat War Again in England / Militant Suffragettes Reopen Hostilities on Houses of Parliament and furnish Amusement of Some of the U.S. Sailors." [November 18, 1910]

Description

Account of a suffrage demonstration on Parliament in England led by Emmeline Pankhurst. 82 suffragists and supporters were arrested after bypassing a police cordon and making it to Prime Minister Asquith to demand introduction of the woman suffrage bill.

Newspaper not identified. Year written on the clipping.

Date

[11/18/1910]

Subject

Arrest
Asquith, H. H. (Herbert Henry), 1852-1928
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Pankhurst, Emmeline, 1858-1928
Suffragists--England--1910-1920
Women--Suffrage--Great Britain
Women's Social and Political Union (Great Britain)

Language

English

Coverage

England

Original Format

clippings (information artifacts)

Physical Dimensions

16 cm.

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