Florence Hull
Florence Jessie Hull (born 1878) was a British suffragette who wrote about her experience of being imprisoned for the cause. She was a member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and secretary of its Letchworth branch. She was an active campaigner for women's suffrage and served time in prison for her role in a suffragette protest. Her arrest took place in the context of a window smashing campaign by the WSPU. Hull is noted on the Roll of Honour of Suffragette Prisoners 1905-1914. Early life Hull was born in Derbyshire, England in 1878 to Thomas, a soap manufacturer, and Elizabeth Hull. She was the younger sister of Thomas and Daisy. Her family subsequently moved to Letchworth in Hertfordshire, where they resided at 312 Norton Way. Campaign for women's suffrage Hull served as honorary secretary of the Letchworth branch of the WSPU and hosted meetings of the branch at her family home. She was arrested for her part in a suffragette demonstration in London on 29 January 1913. She was charged with smashing windows at the Colonial Office and sentenced at Bow Street Police Court to 14 days in prison, in default of a 20s fine and £2 damages.