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was a frequent visitor. She talks about Pethick-Lawrence's character, appearance, interests and frailty. Gladys Groom-Smith, interviewed in June and August 1976, was secretary to the Pethick-Lawrence's, working alongside Esther Knowles who trained her. She talks about Pethick-Lawrence's role as a
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In April 1913, Frederick Pethick-Lawrence was made bankrupt after he refused to pay the ÂŁ900 costs of the prosecutions of Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, himself and Emmeline Pankhurst in the Old Bailey for conspiracy to commit property damage.
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with her husband in 1907. The couple was arrested and imprisoned in 1912 for conspiracy following demonstrations that involved breaking windows, even though they had disagreed with that form of action.
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in 1901 after he changed his political views to be more Liberal. The couple took the joint name Pethick-Lawrence and kept separate bank accounts to give them autonomy.
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A blue plaque was unveiled in Pethick-Lawrence's honour by Weston Town Council and Weston Civic Society in March 2020. It was placed on a wall Lewisham House,
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also left the WSPU in protest at their treatment, having previously taken part and been imprisoned for militant action. The Pethick-Lawrences then joined
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Pethick-Lawrence attended a number of events with Pankhurst including the aborted visit to the Prime Minister in late June 1908, along with
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In 1938 Pethick-Lawrence published her memoirs, which discuss the radicalization of the suffrage movement just before the
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noted mordantly "This step does not mean that Mr Pethick-Lawrence is insolvent, because he is a wealthy man.
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at the age of eight. Her younger sister, Dorothy Pethick (the tenth child), was also a suffragette.
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Pethick-Lawrence's name and picture (and those of 58 other women's suffrage supporters) are on the
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In 1908, together with Beatrice Sanders and Mrs Knight, Pethick-Lawrence organised WSPU's first
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run a girls' club at the mission. In 1895, she and Mary Neal left the mission to co-found the
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After being released from prison, the Pethick-Lawrences were unceremoniously ousted from the
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after which there was some violent treatment of women protestors, and a number of arrests.
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Oral evidence on the suffragette and suffragist movements: the Brian Harrison interviews
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Brian Harrison, 'Lawrence, Emmeline Pethick-, Lady Pethick-Lawrence (1867–1954)',
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In 1945, she became Lady Pethick-Lawrence when her husband was made a baron.
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Pethick-Lawrence was a member of the Suffrage Society and was introduced to
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From 1891 to 1895, Pethick worked as a "sister of the people" for the
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and was open to women and men, militants and non-militants alike.
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The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866–1928
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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom people
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Rise up, women!: the remarkable lives of the suffragettes
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Uglow, Jennifer S. (1985). "Pethick-Lawrence, Emmeline".
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Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2006
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Pethick-Lawrence died in 1954 following a heart attack.
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Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence
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Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, Baroness Pethick-Lawrence
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Index

Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, Baroness Pethick-Lawrence
The Right Honourable

Clifton, Bristol
Gomshall
women's suffrage
Votes for Women
Women's Social and Political Union
United Suffragists
Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence
née
women's rights
suffragette
boarding school
West London Methodist Mission
Cleveland Hall
Fitzroy Square
Mary Neal
Espérance Club
eight-hour day
Frederick Lawrence


Women at the Hague
Jane Addams
Annie E. Molloy
Emmeline Pankhurst
Women's Social and Political Union
Jessie Stephenson
Florence Haig

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