Protest: The Preston WSPU and The Fight For The Vote

You may have heard of Edith Rigby. But what about Mary Johnson, the Poor Law Guardian? Jane ‘Jeannie’ Jackson, the mill worker who lost her job for joining the movement? Or the many other women whose stories have never been displayed, celebrated or widely told?

PROTEST: The Preston WSPU and the Fight for the Vote brings these forgotten stories out of the archives and into the heart of Preston, where they belong. Discover the women who protested in our streets, workplaces and meeting rooms – risking their livelihoods, their freedom and their health for the right to have a voice.

Their stories have waited long enough. Come and meet them.