Jane Robinson

“A Birmigham suffragette called Bertha Brewster, writing to the Daily Telegraph in February 1913, did not pull her punches:

Everyone seems to agree upon the necessity of putting a stop to Suffragist outrages, but no-one seems certain how to do so. There are two, only two ways in which this can be done. Both will be effectual.
1. Kill every woman in the United Kingdom.
2. Give women the vote.”
― Jane Robinson, Hearts And Minds: The Untold Story of the Great Pilgrimage and How Women Won the Vote

“Anti-suffrage politicians came up with increasingly complicated strategies for avoiding female enfranchisement. Why not appoint a minister for women, backed by an advisory council which could actually include a number of ladies? That way their interests could be represented and debated while keeping them safely out of the way of 'real' government. Or we could build a separate chamber for ladies in Westminster where they could (essentially) pretend to be parliamentarians and even pass Bills among themselves. They could confine themselves to feminine matters like the Shops Act, the white slave trade, housing and so on. In the meantime the other two Houses would get on with important issues involving the armed forces, foreign affairs and the budget.”
― Jane Robinson, Hearts And Minds: The Untold Story of the Great Pilgrimage and How Women Won the Vote