COLLECTION NAME:
Guardian Collection
Record
Image Number:
GDN_332_3.pdf
Reference Number:
GDN/332/3
Series Title:
C. P. Scott’s general correspondence 1911-12
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Emmeline Pankhurst to C. P. Scott
Creator:
Pankhurst, Emmeline, 1858-1928
Creator Role:
Author
Publication Details:
1911-01-09
Description:
Single sheet letter from Emmeline Pankhurst to Charles Prestwich Scott referring to his letter which, were it not for her faith in women’s courage, would make her despair. Although he understands the women’s movement, he still says that nothing can be done until the Constitutional Crisis is settled. She knows that other matters will always take precedence; it is up to women to force the issue. She asks how many more women must die before he says ‘the time is now’. She looks with foreboding to this coming year; and expresses concern about the current Home Secretary, Winston Churchill. As the opening of Parliament draws near, she urges prompt action to promote the [Conciliation] Bill. She states that the duty of women is clear, and that they must go on regardless of the danger. Written from a hotel in Lincoln Inn Fields, London.
Keyword:
Electoral reform; Parliament
Language:
English
Subject:
Women--Suffrage
Subject:
Politics and Government
Subject:
Women's rights
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater London: London
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
People Covered:
Scott, Charles Prestwich, 1846-1932
People Covered:
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
Item Height:
230 mm
Item Width:
180 mm
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Reproduced courtesy of Guardian News and Media Ltd
Rights holder - Work:
Pankhurst Family