Poster (reproduction), "The Cat and Mouse Act," Women’s Social and Political Union, London, 1914

Title

Poster (reproduction), "The Cat and Mouse Act," Women’s Social and Political Union, London, 1914

Description

Poster depicting the "Cat and Mouse Act", a nickname for a law that allowed the early release of prisoners whose health had declined (in this case, arrested suffragettes protesting with hunger strikes), with the understanding that they would serve the rest of their sentence once they had recovered

Creator

Women’s Social and Political Union

Date

1914

Contributor

mbergr

Rights

Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Format

image/jpeg

Language

eng

Original Format

Paper

Citation

Women’s Social and Political Union, “Poster (reproduction), "The Cat and Mouse Act," Women’s Social and Political Union, London, 1914,” UGA Special Collections Library Online Exhibitions, accessed March 29, 2024, https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/scl/items/show/1288.

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