Annie Seymour Pearson

Annie Seymour Pearson (born 1878) was a women's suffrage activist who ran a safe house for suffragettes evading police.[1]

Annie Seymour Pearson
WSPU prison brooch of the type awarded to Pearson
Born1878
NationalityBritish
Known forSuffragette
Spouse(s)Arthur Pearson
ChildrenFour

Personal life

She was married to Arthur,[2] had four children, and lived in York.[3]

Protest, arrest and release

In 1913 she went to protest at the House of Commons, was arrested,[1] charged[3] with obstructing the police,[1] summonsed to appear in court on 18 January 1913,[4] and sentenced to a choice of a 40 shilling fine, or time in prison. She opted for prison.[3] Two days later her husband paid the fine[1] and Pearson was released from Holloway.

After release

After returning to York, Pearson received a Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) prison brooch,[5] and was invited to the next WSPU prisoners' reception where she was thanked for her contribution.[6]

She was interviewed by a reporter from The Yorkshire Herald during which she explained her motivation for travelling to the demonstration and what happened when there.[7]

She later set-up a safe house for suffragettes and supporters,[8] including Harry Johnson.[9]

In 2017 York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre staged Everything Is Possible: The York Suffragettes a play about Pearson and other suffragettes.[10]

References
  1. "Mrs Annie Seymour Pearson / Database - Women's Suffrage Resources". Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. Suffragettes-STUDENT-V1.pdf (PDF), p. 21, retrieved 3 June 2020
  3. Suffragettes-STUDENT-V1.pdf (PDF), p. 16, retrieved 3 June 2020
  4. Suffragettes-STUDENT-V1.pdf (PDF), p. 17, retrieved 3 June 2020
  5. Suffragettes-STUDENT-V1.pdf (PDF), pp. 22–23, retrieved 3 June 2020
  6. Cowman, Krista. The Militant Suffragette Movement in York. p. 18.
  7. Suffragettes-STUDENT-V1.pdf (PDF), pp. 24–25, retrieved 3 June 2020
  8. Suffragettes-STUDENT-V1.pdf (PDF), p. 28, retrieved 3 June 2020
  9. Suffragettes-STUDENT-V1.pdf (PDF), pp. 29–30, retrieved 3 June 2020
  10. "Everything Is Possible: The York Suffragettes review – an extraordinary community production | Stage | The Guardian". Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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