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Janet Barrowman was a Scottish
Barrowman's copy of the poetry book, published by the Glasgow branch of the Women's Social and Political Union, was gifted in 1947 to Dr 
She donated her collection of memorabilia to
suffragette
A suffragette was a member of an activist women's organisation in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for the right to vote in public elections in the United Kingdom. The term refers in particular to members ...
.
Women's Suffrage
Barrowman was born in Glasgow. Her father was a lime merchant. She was a member of the Women's Social and Political Union. In 1912, she participated in militant activity during the campaign for women's suffrage alongside Helen Crawfurd, Annie Swan and others, breaking a window valued at 4 shillings. She was arrested and sentenced to two months hard labour inHolloway A hollow way is a sunken lane. Holloway may refer to:
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*Holloway (surname)
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*Holloway, London, inner-city district in the London Borough of ...
. Barrowman smuggled poetry out of Holloway and these were published by the Glasgow branch of the WSPU as " Holloway Jingles" in 1912. She lost her job as a clerk as a result of her arrest, and did not take part in any more militant acts. She gained another job, as a shipping clerk was, in which she worked until she retired.
Legacy
Barrowman's copy of the poetry book, published by the Glasgow branch of the Women's Social and Political Union, was gifted in 1947 to Dr Charity Taylor
Charity Taylor (16 September 1914 – 4 January 1998) was a medical doctor and prison administrator who became the first woman prison governor in the United Kingdom.Atkinson, Diane. ''Funny Girls'', p.59
Taylor was born May Doris Charity Cliff ...
, the governor of HM Prison Holloway, and it was auctioned by Pickering and Chatto in 2018.
She donated her collection of memorabilia to Glasgow Museums
Glasgow Museums is the group of museums and galleries owned by the City of Glasgow, Scotland. They hold about 1.6 million objects including over 60,000 art works, over 200,000 items in the human history collections, over 21,000 items relating to ...
in 1955.
In March 1976 the historian, Brian Harrison, interviewed Barrowman's brother, Barclay, about his sister as part of the Suffrage Interviews project, titled ''Oral evidence on the suffragette and suffragist movements: the Brian Harrison interviews.'' He describes the life of the Barrowman family, as well as Janet's character, appearance, politics, interests and hobbies. Harrison conducted a second interview about Barrowman with her cousin, Marion Thomas, in July 1977, which covers Janet's relationship with her elder sister, Mary.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrowman, Janet Writers from Glasgow Scottish suffragettes 1879 births 1955 deaths Women's Social and Political Union 20th-century Scottish women writers