Suffragette Activity in Handsworth

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Date:26th of April 1913

Description:This article, taken from the Handsworth Herald describes a suspected suffragette arson attack on the boathouse in Handsworth Park. In 1913 the Women's Social and Political Union (the 'militant' Suffragettes) mounted a campaign of widespread arson. Included in their targets were male dominated sports facilities.

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Suffragettes & Women's Rights Newspapers Handsworth Demonstrations, Protests & Riots 1901 - 1913 (Edwardian)

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