My own story

An autobiographical account traces the author's political awakening and leadership in the campaign for women's enfranchisement, describing the founding and tactics of a militant suffrage organisation, public demonstrations, confrontations with authorities, trials, arrests, imprisonment and hunger strikes. It combines personal recollection and organisational narrative to document debates over militant versus peaceful methods, the involvement of family and fellow activists, and the moral and strategic convictions that animated their actions. Closing reflections place the suffrage struggle alongside the fraught international tensions of the period, emphasising sacrifice and urgency without advocating a single resolution.