Violet Mary Doudney was a teacher and militant suffragette who went on hunger strike in Holloway Prison where she was force-fed. She was awarded the Hunger Strike Medal by the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU).
Violet Mary Doudney at St Hilda's College (c1921)
HM Prison Holloway was a closed category prison for adult women and young offenders in Holloway, London, England, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. It was the largest women's prison in western Europe, until its closure in 2016.
British police began using covert photography as a means to document suffragettes in Holloway Prison under falsified names, for later identification
Prison exterior in 2013
Holloway visitor centre
The double execution of Sach and Walters at Holloway Prison