Patricia Woodlock's release was celebrated in Liverpool and London and drawn as a dreadnought warship, on the cover of the WSPU Votes for Women newspaper.
20 Facts About Patricia Woodlock
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Patricia Woodlock was born Mary Winifred Woodlock in 1873 to an Irish socialist father David Woodlock, originally from Tipperary, who was an artist, and his wife, Mary Teresa.
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In 1906, Woodlock was a founder member with Alice Morrissey, of the first Women's Social and Political Union branch in Liverpool.
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Patricia Woodlock was associated with the Catholic Women's Suffrage Society, and with local women's church suffrage groups were able to cross the religious divide of the time, although the local press prioritised news on women engaging in violent sectarian protests.
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Patricia Woodlock was arrested and imprisoned twice, once serving 14 days, before being sentenced to one month imprisonment for protesting in Parliament Square, London in 1907, with Aeta Lamb and Emma Sproson.
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At her trial, Patricia Woodlock said it was 'an honour for me to go to prison on behalf of my sisters.
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Patricia Woodlock was described as "diehard" and one of "the most unruly and turbulent of spirits".
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Patricia Woodlock took part in women's suffrage publicity and protest events, such as advertising for rallies in Heaton Park, Manchester on 11 and 19 July 1908 by dressing as human advertising boards with Mabel Capper and attempting to enter the male-dominated Manchester Royal Exchange.
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In February 1909, Patricia Woodlock was a "group captain" of those who organised a large suffrage event in the Sun Hall, when Christabel Pankhurst spoke.
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Patricia Woodlock was visited by Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, after some weeks of solitary confinement, and Pethick-Lawrence wrote in Votes for Women, that she found Patricia Woodlock smiling and at peace.
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Patricia Woodlock was praised over and over again in a speech by Pankhurst for having 'taken a place in the front line of fighting' and that she had been inspired by Patricia Woodlock's resolve in solitary confinement.
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In September 1909, Patricia Woodlock was arrested again, for hurling roof slates at Prime Minister Asquith as he attended an all-male budget event in Birmingham.
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Patricia Woodlock had force-fed Woodlock and others and the two women demanded the immediate release of fellow suffragette Charlie Marsh.
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Patricia Woodlock continued to speak at many suffrage events and was described as a brilliant speaker.
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Patricia Woodlock was chosen as one of the leaders addressing the crowds at the women's Hyde Park Rally in 1910.
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Patricia Woodlock took over as temporary organiser of the Liverpool WSPU branch, joined by Ada Broughton and Helah Criddle, after a downturn in WSPU activity and income, when the shop had closed and Alice Davies, current organiser was in prison.
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Patricia Woodlock was imprisoned seven times and awarded a WSPU Hunger Strike Medal for Valour.
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Patricia Woodlock was still living in Liverpool in 1930, but seems to have had no further involvement in leading women's rights movements, apart from maintaining a membership of the Liverpool branch of the United Suffragists, with Alice Ker and Isabel Buxton.
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Patricia Woodlock joined the Votes for Women Fellowship, led by the Pethick-Lawrences, and subscribed to The Catholic Suffragist before and after the First World War began.
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Catholic Women's Suffragist Societies offered relief work and philosophical and feminist speakers as a social and educational twice-weekly club with entertainment and mutual support for women affected by the war, but there is no record of Patricia Woodlock addressing these groups.