Suffragettes Pankhurst and Gawthorpe Rutland 1907

Christabel Pankhurst and Mary Gawthorpe in the Market Place, Uppingham, holding a meeting during the 1907 Rutland bye-election. The campaign saw Mary Gawthorpe the victim of dirty tricks by supporters of the Liberal candidate, W.F Lyons. Sylvia Pankhurst later gave an account of an incident when Mary was struck on the head by a pot-egg (a china dummy egg) and knocked unconscious. Youths were apparently paid by a wealthy Liberal supporter to hurl sweets at suffragette speakers (see Votes for Women 6th August 1909) Polling was held on 11th June and the Conservative was duly elected

Account Apparently Christabel Duly Dummy Elected Gawthorpe Hurl Incident Knocked Lyons Paid Pankhurst Polling Rutland Speakers Struck Supporter Supporters Sweets Tricks Unconscious Uppingham Wealthy Youths

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