Janet Barrowman
Janet Barrowman | |
|---|---|
 Helen Crawfurd, Janet Barrowman, Margaret McPhun, Mrs A.A. Wilson, Frances McPhun, Nancy A. John and Annie Swan | |
| Born | 1879 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 1955 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Known for | Scottish suffragette |
Janet Barrowman was a Scottish suffragette.[1]
Women's Suffrage
Barrowman was born in Glasgow. Her father was a lime merchant. She was a member of the Women's Social and Political Union.[2]
In 1912, she participated in militant activity during the campaign for women's suffrage alongside Helen Crawfurd, Annie Swan and others, breaking a window valued at 4 shillings. She was arrested and sentenced to two months hard labour in Holloway.[3] Barrowman smuggled poetry out of Holloway and these were published by the Glasgow branch of the WSPU as "Holloway Jingles" in 1912.[4] She lost her job as a clerk as a result of her arrest, and did not take part in any more militant acts. She gained another job, in which she worked until she retired.[2]
Legacy
Barrowman's copy of the poetry book, published by the Glasgow branch of the Women's Social and Political Union, was gifted in 1947 to Dr Charity Taylor, the governor of HM Prison Holloway, and it was auctioned by Pickering and Chatto in 2018.[5]
She donated her collection of memorabilia to Glasgow Museums in 1955.[6][7]
Likenesses
Photograph with Helen Crawfurd in The National.[8]
References
- ^ "Barrowman, Dr Barclay & Mrs". National Archives. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ a b Leneman, Leah (1996). A Guid Cause: The Women's Suffrage Movement in Scotland. p. 254. ISBN 1873644485.
- ^ "Glazier's advert". The Glasgow Story. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ Carolyn Christensen Nelson (25 June 2004). Literature of the Women's Suffrage Campaign in England. Broadview Press. pp. 158–. ISBN 978-1-55111-511-5.
- ^ "Suffragettes" (PDF). Pickering and Chatto. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Mitchell Library event Apr / May 2018" (PDF). Glasgow Life. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Glasgow Museums". Collections Navigator. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Roll of honour: Ten Scottish women who fought for the right to vote". The National. Retrieved 2020-03-11.