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Leslie Lawless and Constance Lytton wait for sentencing outside Bow Street Magistrate's Court, 1911 (b/w photo)
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Leslie Lawless and Constance Lytton wait for sentencing outside Bow Street Magistrate's Court, 1911 (b/w photo)
2906439 Leslie Lawless and Constance Lytton wait for sentencing outside Bow Street Magistrate's Court, 1911 (b/w photo) by English Photographer; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Constance Georgina Bulwer-Lytton (1869-1923) was a member of the WSPU, first arrested for demonstrating in February 1909 and sentenced to 4 weeks in Holloway where she suspected she was being given preferential treatment for her health issues because of her rank (her father was Viceroy of India). Arrested for a 3rd time in Liverpool, Lytton pretended to be a seamstress Jane Warton and was violently force fed 8 times. Her final imprisonment was in November 1911, she suffered a stroke the following year and died an invalid.
Leslie McMurdo was known in the WSPU as Leslie Lawless
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The photo captures a poignant moment in history as Leslie Lawless and Constance Lytton anxiously await their sentencing outside Bow Street Magistrate's Court in 1911. The image, taken by an English photographer, is now part of a private collection. Lady Constance Georgina Bulwer-Lytton, a prominent member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), had been arrested multiple times for her involvement in demonstrations advocating for women's suffrage. In Holloway prison, she suspected receiving preferential treatment due to her noble background. Lytton went to great lengths to fight for equality, even assuming the identity of seamstress Jane Warton during one arrest and enduring violent force-feeding eight times. Leslie McMurdo, known within the WSPU as Leslie Lawless, also stands beside Lytton in the photograph. Together with other suffragettes, they dedicated themselves to the cause of enfranchisement for women through civil rights activism and militancy. Tragically, Lady Constance Lytton suffered a stroke shortly after her final imprisonment in November 1911 and spent her remaining years as an invalid before passing away in 1923. This powerful image serves as a reminder of the sacrifices made by these brave women who fought tirelessly for equal rights. It represents not only their personal struggles but also symbolizes the larger suffragette movement that sought emancipation and social change.
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