Allyship, the Fishguard 1908 edition.

Emmeline #Pankhurst made her first of several visits to Fishguard in July 1908, speaking in favour of women's suffrage and government dragging their feet over the issue. According to the newspaper coverage, she found a receptive audience.

Source for the newspaper article: https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4251467/4251473/45/
Source for the postcard: https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/1953701#?xywh=606%2C-96%2C1110%2C815

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Today in Labor History February 9, 1907: Over 3,000 women marched in London for women’s suffrage. Later, people called it the Mud March because of the incessant rain, which left the women splattered in mud. The march came in the wake of several years of direct action, led by Emmeline Pankhurst’s WSPU (AKA the suffragettes). It was the largest suffrage march to date in England and garnered considerable publicity. Emmeline Pankhurst was the mother of Sylvia Pankhurst, a left (council) communist and follower of Anton Pannekoek.

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