The Furies
“London. Thursday 16th July 1914. Evening Another hot summer’s day, but by early evening the streets of Paddington were beginning to cool as Elspeth left her lodgings to join Sylvia, Vera and Anya on the short walk to catch a tram for Holland Park. More than a month had passed since the Abbey bombing and it now seemed unlikely the police would charge anyone with the crime. Although Elspeth had decided not to participate in further acts of militancy, she still wanted to support the WSPU, and in s...pite of her previous misgivings she was now looking forward to the public meeting that evening. The quartet of friends arrived at Lancaster Gate where Elspeth saw a large group of women already waiting at the tram stop. Drawn from all ages, some held placards or furled banners, while others carried flags in the suffragette colours; purple, white and green. A few were wearing a white WSPU sash across their blouses, or, like Elspeth, had the WSPU badge pinned to their chests; a metallic green-and-red shield overlaid with a white chevron engraved with the words “Votes for Women”.MoreLess
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