The+Suffragette+Handkerchief


 * __The Suffragette Handkerchief__ **

 A Suffragette Handkerchief ====In 1911, 223 women were arrested for breaking windows in The Strand and Government buildings in White Hall. Following that, at least 200 women were arrested in 1912 for again breaking windows of shops and offices. Following these demonstrations the leaders of WSPU were arrested and sentenced to nine months.====

====Once in prison the women embroidered their names onto the handkerchief. Most of the people who signed it were part of the March attacks. The handkerchief has sixty-six signatures and two sets of initials, and was probably embroidered in the women's limited exercise periods.====



Mary A. Aldham