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Subject
Women - Womens Suffrage. Suffragettes.
Description
Long report of Women's Suffrage garden party at Compton Verney on 16/07/14. Mentions Lady Willoughby de Broke - President and main speaker; Miss Compton - representative of Actresses Franchise League; Mr W. J. Mirrlees - Secretary of Cambridge Branch; Lord Willoughby de Broke - owner of Compton Verney and husband of Lady Willoughby de Broke, (All spoke in favour of women's suffrage - Lord de Broke focused on anti militancy). Many others named as being present ( 500 are said to have attended) and many others whose apologies for absence were given.
DETAILS
Type
Newspaper
Collection Number
Piece Number
Page Number
5
Column Number
1-2
Place
Compton Verney
Date from
17/07/1914
Date to
Not recorded