Suffrage - Source 51: Newspaper extract, Glasgow Herald, 10 March 1914 (Mrs Pankhurst arrested)

Description

This newspaper article first appeared in the Glasgow Herald on 10 March 1914.

Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was due to address a public meeting at St Andrew's Hall in Glasgow on 9 March 1914 as part of a Scottish tour. Mrs Pankhurst had recently been released from prison as part of the 'Cat and Mouse' Act, and the police intended to re-arrest her so that she could serve the rest of her sentence. The newspaper article, published the day after the event, describes what happened and the reaction of Mrs Pankhurst's supporters.