Theresa Garnett.
Theresa Garnett was born in Leeds in 1888. She was educated at a convent school and later became a teacher. After hearing Adela Pankhurst speak she joined the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). In April 1909 she chained herself to a statue in the Central Lobby of the House of Commons, as a protest against a new law that penalized anyone found guilty of disorderly conduct within the confines of the Palace of Westminster while parliament was in session. On 27th June 1909 Theresa was arrested during a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament that resulted in her throwing stones in Whitehall. She was sentenced to a month in Holloway Prison. Theresa immediately went on hunger-strike. She was then accused of biting and kicking a wardress. She was found guilty of assault and sentenced to a further term of imprisonment. Theresa continued to take part in militant activity and in August 1909 she took part with Mary Leigh, in a demonstration on the roof of the Sun Hall in Liverpool. She was imprisoned in Walton Prison, but after going on hunger-strike she was released later that month. Theresa Garnett died in 1966.