Margaret McPhun
Margaret McPhun | |
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Born |
8 July 1876 probably Glasgow |
Died | 1960 |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Other names | Margaret Campbell |
Education | University of Glasgow |
Known for | Scottish suffragette |
Margaret Pollock McPhun (1876 – 1960) was a British suffragette from Glasgow who served two months in prison in London.
Life
McPhun was born on 8 July 1876[1], her father was a Glasgow councillor who was a timber merchant. She and her sister Frances joined the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). They were amongst dozens jailed for smashing government office windows in March, 1912.[2] The sisters had both attended the University of Glasgow, where Margaret had studied psychology and obtained an MA in 1897.[1]
The sisters used the name "Campbell" to hide their background when they were arrested.[3] When they were released from Holloway Prison after two months they were given medals by the WSPU to record their hunger strikes.[4] Although the sisters had agreed that they would choose to drink from a cup to avoid being force fed through a nasal tube.[3] Margaret composed a poem about a fellow prisoner named Janie Allan who enjoyed popular support in Scotland. The poem was titled "To A Fellow Prisoner (Miss Janie Allan)", and it was included in the anthology Holloway Jingles published by the Glasgow branch of the WSPU later that year.[5]
References
- 1 2 "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Margaret Pollock McPhun". www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ↑ ABACUS, Scott Graham -. "TheGlasgowStory: Margaret McPhun". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- 1 2 Findlay, Russell (18 November 2012). "Growing calls for Government to issue official apology to Suffragettes who fought to win vote for women". Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ Burrell Collection Photo Library: Margaret McPhun
- ↑ Norquay (1995), p. 176
Bibliography
- Norquay, Glenda (1995). Voices and Votes: A Literary Anthology of the Women's Suffrage Campaign. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-3975-4.