Holloway brooch

Holloway brooch
Holloway brooch from the UK Parliamentary Collections
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byWomen's Social and Political Union

The Holloway brooch was presented by the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) to women who had been imprisoned at Holloway Prison for militant suffragette activity. It is also referred to as the "Portcullis badge", the "Holloway Prison brooch" and the "Victoria Cross of the Union".

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