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Showing posts with label vote. Show all posts

Thursday, 6 May 2010

Vote!


Lilian Lenton 1891-1972 (aka Ida Inkley), home office surveillance photograph, taken while she was in Holloway prison in 1912 at the age of 21. Lilian fought for the right for women to vote. Lilian aimed to set fire to 2 empty buildings a week, she was suspected of setting fire to the tea house in Kew Gardens. Lilian later served as an orderly in the first world war and was awarded the French Red Cross medal.