Photograph of Suffragette Lettice Floyd

Lettice Floyd joined the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1908 at the age of 42. She became so passionate about the cause that she left her home in Birmingham to work as full time organiser for the WSPU. She worked primarily in Bristol and Newcastle, but occasionally came to London to participate in militant action.Lettice was first imprisoned in October 1908 for wilfully obstructing the police in the execution of their duty at Bridge Street, Westminster, during the 'rush' of the House of Commons for which she served one month in Holloway Prison. She was arrested a second time in March 1912 for 'wilful damage.' Sentenced to two months imprisonment in Holloway prison she took part in the hunger strike and was force fed on one occasion. Although Lettice reports in her account to the Suffragette Fellowship as having been arrested a further three times for obstruction and disrupting Cabinet Ministers meetings she was not, on these occassions, charged by the police.