Suffragettes of Kent
Suffragettes of Kent delivers a thought provoking insight into the many stories of hope, determination, courage and sacrifice of those involved in the women’s suffrage movement in Kent.

Discover an untold story of a young working class Kent maid involved in the suffrage movement. See photographs of Ethel and learn of her arrest and imprisonment in March 1912 for participating in the window-smashing militant action.

The 1908 Women’s Freedom League van and the 1913 Women’s Social and Political Union holiday tours of Kent are retraced, their messages and the Kent inhabitants’ reactions explored. Details are included of Kent’s involvement in the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies’ mass pilgrimage from all parts of the country to London in 1913.

Revealing the part Maidstone Gaol played in forcible feeding of suffragette prisoners the book includes an account written by the gaol’s lead medical man.

Detailing many links between national suffrage movement leaders and pioneers and Kent included are accounts of the visits, speeches and actions of Charlotte Despard, Emmeline Pankhurst, Annie Kenney, Emily Wilding Davison and Millicent Fawcett. Discover who was imprisoned in Maidstone Gaol, which pioneer was stoned by a Kent audience during her speech, who interrupted a Kent Liberal meeting in Tunbridge Wells, which woman challenged their Kent audience to do more for the cause and who was much celebrated on her visit to a Kent seaside town.
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Suffragettes of Kent
Suffragettes of Kent delivers a thought provoking insight into the many stories of hope, determination, courage and sacrifice of those involved in the women’s suffrage movement in Kent.

Discover an untold story of a young working class Kent maid involved in the suffrage movement. See photographs of Ethel and learn of her arrest and imprisonment in March 1912 for participating in the window-smashing militant action.

The 1908 Women’s Freedom League van and the 1913 Women’s Social and Political Union holiday tours of Kent are retraced, their messages and the Kent inhabitants’ reactions explored. Details are included of Kent’s involvement in the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies’ mass pilgrimage from all parts of the country to London in 1913.

Revealing the part Maidstone Gaol played in forcible feeding of suffragette prisoners the book includes an account written by the gaol’s lead medical man.

Detailing many links between national suffrage movement leaders and pioneers and Kent included are accounts of the visits, speeches and actions of Charlotte Despard, Emmeline Pankhurst, Annie Kenney, Emily Wilding Davison and Millicent Fawcett. Discover who was imprisoned in Maidstone Gaol, which pioneer was stoned by a Kent audience during her speech, who interrupted a Kent Liberal meeting in Tunbridge Wells, which woman challenged their Kent audience to do more for the cause and who was much celebrated on her visit to a Kent seaside town.
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Suffragettes of Kent

Suffragettes of Kent

by Jennifer Godfrey
Suffragettes of Kent

Suffragettes of Kent

by Jennifer Godfrey

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Suffragettes of Kent delivers a thought provoking insight into the many stories of hope, determination, courage and sacrifice of those involved in the women’s suffrage movement in Kent.

Discover an untold story of a young working class Kent maid involved in the suffrage movement. See photographs of Ethel and learn of her arrest and imprisonment in March 1912 for participating in the window-smashing militant action.

The 1908 Women’s Freedom League van and the 1913 Women’s Social and Political Union holiday tours of Kent are retraced, their messages and the Kent inhabitants’ reactions explored. Details are included of Kent’s involvement in the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies’ mass pilgrimage from all parts of the country to London in 1913.

Revealing the part Maidstone Gaol played in forcible feeding of suffragette prisoners the book includes an account written by the gaol’s lead medical man.

Detailing many links between national suffrage movement leaders and pioneers and Kent included are accounts of the visits, speeches and actions of Charlotte Despard, Emmeline Pankhurst, Annie Kenney, Emily Wilding Davison and Millicent Fawcett. Discover who was imprisoned in Maidstone Gaol, which pioneer was stoned by a Kent audience during her speech, who interrupted a Kent Liberal meeting in Tunbridge Wells, which woman challenged their Kent audience to do more for the cause and who was much celebrated on her visit to a Kent seaside town.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781526723512
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication date: 11/13/2019
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jennifer Godfrey enjoys listening to and learning from other people’s stories. She’s worked as a Solicitor where clients’ accounts of a situation must be accurately conveyed. She’s also worked in a mental health charity, listening to experiences and creating resources to support others in a similar position.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Introduction ix

Glossary xi

Chapter 1 Ethel Violet Baldock: A 'Vitrifragist' or 'Glass-Breaker' (1893-1939) 1

Chapter 2 7 June 1866: The First Mass Votes for Women Petition 24

Chapter 3 1908: NUWSS 21 June, London Procession 43

Chapter 4 1908: WFL Caravan Tour of Kent 49

Chapter 5 1909-13: Forcible Feeding - Awareness, Kent Women, Kent Prisons 76

Chapter 6 Irene McLeod: The Young Suffragette 107

Chapter 7 1909: Mr. Asquith 'Molested' by Suffragettes 113

Chapter 8 1909-13: Suffrage Plays Performed in Kent 123

Chapter 9 Boycott of the 1911 Census in Kent 132

Chapter 10 1912: Militant Action in Kent 139

Chapter 11 1913: Arson Attacks and Militant Action in Kent 147

Chapter 12 1913: NUWSS Pilgrimage from Kent to London 158

Chapter 13 1913: The WFL 'Holiday Campaign' 200

Chapter 14 1913: The WSPU 'Campaign Kent' 209

Chapter 15 1914-28: The First World War, 1918 Representation of the People Act, 1928 Equal Franchise Act 220

Notes About the County of Kent: Setting the Scene 233

Endnotes 243

Index 271

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