CHAPTER XIII THE FIRST WOMEN’S PARLIAMENT — CLOGS AND SHAWLS COME TO LONDON — ARISTOCRACY JOINS THE MOVEMENT — MY FIRST VISIT ABROAD Nineteen hundred and seven was a red-letter year for me. In this year the first Women’s Parliament was held. We called it the Women’s Parliament, though the only thing discussed was Votes…

CHAPTER XVI NEWTON ABBOT BY – ELECTION — MY FOURTH ARREST — A PRIVATE INTERVIEW WITH MR. BALFOUR The next great event was the Newton Abbot By-election. This stands out in my memory because Mrs. Pankhurst was nearly killed by local Liberals when they heard that their candidate had been defeated. They were wild with…

CHAPTER I.LOWELL SIXTY YEARS AGO. “That wonderful city of spindles and looms, And thousands of factory folk.” The life of a people or of a class is best illustrated by its domestic scenes, or by character sketches of the men and women who form a part of it. The historian is a species of mental…

The Cotton Factory of To-day

CHAPTER XIX ALBERT HALL RALLY — £5,000 RAISED — LORD LYTTON SUPPORTS US — MR. ASQUITH BETRAYS US — HUNDREDS ARRESTED Saturday, June 18th, 1910, was another great day for the Suffragettes. The Conciliation Bill was to be introduced. A procession was necessary, and more than a procession, an Albert Hall meeting. Never did a…