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Suffragette Cat and Mouse Act McKenna

Suffragette Cat and Mouse Act McKenna. Shows Reginald McKenna, Home Secretary in Asquith's government, sitting on a pedestal, labelled, Fiat Justitia (let justice be done). He introduced the Prisoner's (Temporary Discharge for ill Health) Act, 1913 (which became) known as The Cat and Mouse Act. Intended to avoid forcible feeding by releasing weak prisoners who could recuperate after hunger striking, it did little to deter militant actions. A suffragette thumbs her nose at McKenna as he points to the Gaol Entrance, another leaves, smiling towards Swaggers Nursing Home. A paradise for frenzied females. Date: 1913

© The March of the Women Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

Fuel for domestic appliances by G. H. Davis

Your fuel target: details that will help in planning economy during the Second World War, so that fuel rationing can be avoided. The number of hours taken by various domestic appliances to consume one unit of fuel. Items include light bulbs, a radio, a vacuum cleaner, a kettle, an oven, a boiler, gas and electric fires, a kitchen range and a lamp. The types of fuel are coal, gas, electricity, coke and oil, in descending order of quantity. Date: 1942

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

RAC Tourist Trophy Race, Ulster 1933

A colour illustration by Roland Davies depicting an exciting moment during the RAC Tourist Trophy Race on the Ards Circuit in Ulster in 1933. The picture shows a red Italian Alfa Romeo gaining on a British racing green M.G. In 1933, there were thirty entries for the race. The Ards circuit had to lapped thirty times, with houses on the route sandbagged to avoid damage on what was described as a hair-raising drive

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans