Patricia Woodlock | |
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| Born | Mary Winifred Woodlock 25 October 1873[1] Liverpool, England |
| Died | After 1930 |
| Occupation(s) | Artist and suffragette |
| Known for | Suffragette activism and hunger strike |
| Movement | Women's Social and Political Union, Catholic Women's Suffrage Society |
| Awards | Hunger Strike Medal for Valour[citation needed] |
Patricia Woodlock (born Mary Winifred Woodlock; 25 October 1873 – after 1930) was a British artist and suffragette who was imprisoned seven times, including serving the longest suffragette prison sentence in 1908 (solitary confinement for three months); she was awarded a Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) Hunger Strike Medal for Valour.[citation needed] Her harsh sentence caused outrage among supporters and inspired others to join the protests. Her release was celebrated in Liverpool and London and drawn as a dreadnought warship, on the cover of the WSPU Votes for Women newsletter.