Suffragette Arson Rivington Pike
Suffragette Arson Rivington Pike. The ruins of the bungalow built by William Hesketh Lever, the industrialist and soap magnate, at Rivington Pike, near Bolton. It was burnt down by a lone, militant suffragette, Edith Rigby (1872-1949) on 7th July 1913. She confessed to the police, was convicted and sentenced to nine months hard labour
Picture No
10810355
Media ID
44894189
Size
3000px x 1931px
(1.0MB)
Credit
© The March of the Women Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed photograph on postcard
Date
1913
