Dora Thewlis
| Dora Thewlis | |
|---|---|
 Thewlis was arrested on 20 March 1907. This photograph appeared in the Daily Mirror the following day.[1] | |
| Born |
1890 Honley |
| Died |
1976 Australia |
| Occupation | British suffragette |
| Organization | Women's Social and Political Union |
| Known for | working for women's rights |
| Criminal charge | Arrested in 1907 for planning to break into the Houses of Parliament |
| Spouse(s) | Jack Dow (1918) |
| Children | Mable born 1920 and Jack 1923 |
| Parent(s) | James and Eliza Thewlis |
Dora Thewlis (1890–1976) was a British suffragette.[2]
Early life
Dora was born in Honley, near Huddersfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1890. She was one of seven children born to James and Eliza Thewlis. At the time James was working locally as a weaver.
As a suffragette
Thewlis was sixteen when she joined the Women's Social and Political Union in 1907. She was arrested the same year, having been part of a planned break in into the Houses of Parliament. She was patronised by the judge at her court appearance and labelled the 'baby suffragette' by the press. The judge suggested her parents might take her in hand and sort her out. Their reply was she was her own person and they fully supported her. The family were socialists.
She emigrated to Australia before the start of the First World War and in 1918 married Jack Dow. She died in 1976.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 McCaffrey, Julie (10 June 2006). "The Baby Suffragette". Daily Mirror.
- ↑ Herbert, Ian (8 May 2006). "Dora Thewlis: The Lost Suffragette". The Independent. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
References
- Liddington, Jill: Rebel Girls: their fight for the vote (Virago Press, 2006)
- My true story: Give Us The Vote! by Sue Reid