A Militaria, Coins and Medals sale on May 16 at Lawrences of Crewkerne in Somerset will include this silver Suffragette medal awarded by the Women’s Social and Political Union to women who were imprisoned and endured a hunger strike.
It was presented to Anna Lewis in February 1914 and comes with two silver portcullis brooches awarded to prisoners who were held at Holloway prison. Lewis told the press she was force-fed in prison, which damaged her throat and gave her a hoarse voice for the rest of her life. She is listed in the Suffragette Roll of Honour.