Detail View: Guardian Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL18043806
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Reference Number:
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GDN/128/124
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Parent Work Title:
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Letter from Emmeline Pankhurst to C. P. Scott
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Creator:
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Pankhurst, Emmeline, 1858-1928
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Publication Details:
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1909-03-08
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Description:
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One sheet letter from Emmeline Pankhurst to Charles Prestwich Scott referring to the prison sentences of Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, suffragette, and Charlotte Despard, socialist reformer, for leading a deputation to the House of Commons. They were sentenced to two months and one month, respectively. She thinks that Mrs. Lawrence’s sentence should be reduced. She has concerns about her health and hears that she is now in hospital. Would he be able to help? The letter is on headed paper from the National Women's Social and Political Union
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Keyword:
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House of Commons; Crime.
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Language:
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English
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Subject:
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Women--Suffrage
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Subject:
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Social reform
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Subject:
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Politics and Government
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Subject:
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Women's rights
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Category of Material:
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Archives
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Sub-Category:
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Correspondence
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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20th Century CE
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People Covered:
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Scott, Charles Prestwich, 1846-1932
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People Covered:
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Pankhurst, Emmeline, 1858-1928
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People Covered:
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Despard, C. (Charlotte)
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Item Height:
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203 mm
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Item Width:
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260 mm
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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Reproduced courtesy of Guardian News and Media Ltd
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Rights holder - Work:
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Pankhurst Family
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