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Revision as of 21:34, 6 June 2018
| Date | 22 November 1910 |
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| Location | Downing Street, London, England |
| Type | Suffragette demonstration |
| Organised by | Women's Social and Political Union |
| Arrests | 159 arrests |
| Preceded by | Black Friday |
The Battle of Downing Street was a march of suffragettes to Downing Street, London, on 22 November 1910. Organized by Emmeline Pankhurst's Women's Social and Political Union, the march took place four days after Black Friday, a suffragette protest outside the House of Commons that saw the women violently attacked by police.[1][2]
Around 200 women marched on Downing Street, smashing windows at the Colonial Office and Home Office, and on the car of H. H. Asquith, the prime minister; 159 were arrested. About 20 women approached 10 Downing Street, the prime minister's residence, from the back and swarmed around Augustine Burrell, the Chief Secretary for Ireland. He was "pulled ... about and hustled", had his hat knocked off and was left with a twisted knee.[1]
References
Further reading
- Atkinson, Diane (2018). Rise Up Women!: The Remarkable Lives of the Suffragettes. London: Bloomsbury.