Clipping : "Suffragettes' Big Gathering Proves Fiasco / 50 women are arrested while attempting meeting in Parliament Square." [March 5, 1912]
Arrest
Pankhurst, Emmeline, 1858-1928
Suffragists--England--1910-1920
Violence
Women--Suffrage--Great Britain
Women's Social and Political Union (Great Britain)
News article about a suffrage demonstration held in London only a few days after 142 women were arrested for smashing shop windows in London's West End. The article discusses the demonstration and the arrest of 50 women, and also the separate raids on suffrage headquarters by a group of medical students as retaliation against the organizations for the property damage.
[1912-03-05]
English
London, England
Clipping : "Suffragettes Get 4 Months Each in Jail / Mrs. Pankhurst, Mrs. Tukes and Mrs. Marshall Sentenced for Stone Throwing." [March 2, 1912]
Arrest
Pankhurst, Emmeline, 1858-1928
Marshall, Kitty
Suffragists--England--1910-1920
Violence
Tuke, Mabel
Women--Suffrage--Great Britain
Women's Social and Political Union (Great Britain)
News article details the sentencing of Emmeline Pankhurst, Mabel Tuke, and Kitty Marshall for smashing two of the windows of the Prime Minister's residence. While Scotland Yard was preparing for a suffrage demonstration scheduled for the following Monday, more than 100 women smashed windows of shops and department stores in London's West End and created other disturbances throughout the night. 142 women were arrested.
[1912-03-02]
English
London, England
Clipping : "Suffragettes Fight Policemen All Night / Send Augustine Birrell to bed badly crippled and beaten, smash many windows." [November 23, 1910]
Arrest
Asquith, H. H. (Herbert Henry), 1852-1928
Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Pankhurst, Emmeline, 1858-1928
Suffragists--England--1910-1920
Violence
Women--Suffrage--Great Britain
Women's Social and Political Union (Great Britain)
Account of rioting by suffragists in England, where women stormed the home of Prime Minister Asquith, smashed windows in the homes of members of Parliament, and attacked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, Augustine Birrell. 156 women were reportedly arrested and arraigned at the Bow Street Police Court.
Newspaper not identified. Year written on the clipping.
11/23/10
English
England
Clipping : "Suffragettes Mob Premier Asquith / Hundred women arrested during riot following assault on prime minister." [November 23, 1910]
Arrest
Asquith, H. H. (Herbert Henry), 1852-1928
Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Pankhurst, Christabel, Dame, 1880-1958
Suffragists--England--1910-1920
Violence
Williams, Henrietta
Women--Suffrage--Great Britain
Women's Social and Political Union (Great Britain)
Account of attack on the Prime Minister H.H. Asquith by suffragists following a session in the House of Commons where he made a campaign promise to postpone discussion of a suffrage bill until the next parliament. Rioting and violence continued throughout the night followed the attack on Asquith.
Newspaper not identified. Year written on the clipping.
11/22/10
English
England
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]
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)
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.
[11/18/1910]
English
England
Clipping : The Woman Suffrage Campaign in England. The International Yearbook : a compendium of the world's progress. 1909
Arrest
Drummond, Flora McKinnon, 1878-1949
Great Britain, Parliament. House of Commons
Pankhurst, Christabel, Dame, 1880-1958
Pankhurst, Emmeline, 1858-1928
Pethick-Lawrence, Emmeline, 1867-
Tuke, Mabel, 1871-1962
Women--Suffrage--Great Britain
Women's Social and Political Union (Great Britain)
Clipping shows two photographs with captions:
The first, "Officials of the Women's Social and Political Union at Clement's Inn" is a photograph of five women gathered around a table reviewing documents. The women are, from left to right: Flora Drummond, Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, Mabel Tuke, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Christabel Pankhurst. The second, "A suffragette, who had chained herself to the railing, being removed by the police" shows an unidentified woman held by two police officers being pulled down the street.
New York : Dodd, Mead and Company
1909
1 p.
English
DOCU.1909.08
Pamphlet : Votes for women. [Speech in defence of members of the Women's Freedom League at Bow Street Police Court. August 19th, 1909].
Arrest
Despard, C. (Charlotte)
Great Britain. Magistrates' Court (London : Bow Street)
Healy, T. M. (Timothy Michael), 1855-1931
Women--Suffrage--Great Britain
Women's Freedom League
On Thursday, August 19th 1909, eight members of the Women's Freedom League were arrested at different times in Downing Street, where they had gone to present a petition to Prime Minister, H.H. Asquith. The women were charged with 'obstructing the police in the execution of their duty'. Timothy Michael Healy, K.C., M.P. appeared for the defence. Sixteen women were tried in the Bow street police court and ten were sentenced to terms of imprisonment from one month to six weeks.
Healy (1855-1931) was an Irish Nationalist leader and a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Women's Freedom League
Healy, T. M. (Timothy Michael), 1855-1931
London : Women's Freedom League
[1912]
16 p.
English
DOCU.1909.12
Pennant with slogan "Suffragette Coppette / Who would resist arrest?" [Circa 1909-1915]
Anti-suffrage
Pennants
Policewomen
Satire
Slogans
Women--Political activity
White on orange felt pennant with illustration of a young woman dressed as a police officer, holding a rolling pin, with a small dog at her side.
The woman has her hands on her hips. She is wearing gloves and her belt is cinched around her waist to make the uniform more form-fitting; she is also wearing high heels. The number on her hat and on the rose on her chest, is 138.
A similar image appeared in a 1909 anti-suffrage postcard series produced by Dunston-Weiler Lithograph Company of New York. The Lewis collection includes the postcard.
There are no manufacturer marks on this pennant.
[Circa 1909-1915]
Felt (textile)
English
MEMR.1909.03