Suffragette Jessie Kenney as a telegraph boy

Miss Jessie Kenney, a suffragette, as a telegraph boy, in the dress in which she sought to gain admission to the Albert Hall to disrupt a Liberal party meeting at which Asquith was speaking. She was caught by a policeman on duty who apparently was suspicious after noticing her shapely hands, her face and the angle of her cap. The Sketch magazine reports with satisfaction that, a thorough search of the great building caused a number of enthusiastic advocates of "Votes for Women" to be dragged into the light of day

Disguise Jessie Kenney May16

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