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| Picture No | 12688824 |
| Date | 13 October 1908 |
| Description | First female to speak in the House of Commons |
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Margaret Travers Symons (1879 - after 1951), suffragette, the first woman to speak in the House of Commons, who made her way in after running past policeman, Mr Idris into the chamber, during the 'rush' of the House of Commons. Mrs Travers is shown in front of three evidently surprised men, the Sergeant-at-Arms, an attendant who will escort her out and Mr Idris.
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| Source | Illustrated by Ralph Cleaver in ‘The Graphic’, 17 October 1908, page 458 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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