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'The British Suffragettes Attack Golf Courses'  - American Golfer Article

'The British Suffragettes Attack Golf Courses' - American Golfer Article

Date Added: 26 September 2012 Year: 1912 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: | 2012_036_04 | Picture No: 11271

A copy of an article 'The British Suffragettes Attack Golf Courses' published in the American Golfer October 6 1912. The article with monochrome photographs of the Royal Dornoch Golf course and Miss Elsie Howey (cf 'Howie' in New York Times article 2012.036.03) provides initial, background information of suffragette demonstrations at the Balmoral and Aberdeen golf courses. It then proceeds to recount, in some detail, "a terrible scene ensued" when the Prime Minister Mr Asquith and Home Secretary Mr McKenna were playing on the fine links at Dornoch

Dimensions: Newspaper clipping

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