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  • ID:

    Z6083e

  • Production date:

    1906

  • Location:

    In Store

  • Typed eyewitness statement written by Minnie Baldock giving an account of the physical abuse suffered by Teresa Billington at the hands of the police whilst being arrested in Cavendish Square. The account describes how one policeman held Teresa by the throat until she turned purple. The incident refers to a deputation of c.40 women from East London, led by Teresa Billington, Annie Kenney & Minnie Baldock to Asquith's house in Cavendish Square on 19th June 1906. Teresa was sentenced to a fine or two months' imprisonment in Holloway. Although initially sent to Holloway an anonymous reader of the Daily Mirror paid Teresa Billington's fine and she was quickly released.

  • Measurements

    H 258 mm; W 200 mm

  • Materials

    paper; ink

  • Last Updated

    2024-03-14

FURTHER INFORMATION
  • NUMBER OF ITEMS

    1

  • STATUS

    permanent collection

  • COPYRIGHT HOLDER

    digital image copyright Museum of London

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