... like her suffragette friends to see the letter aswell. It also says: "I have 21 days 2nd division" This is where she is situated in the prison according to her crime. 2nd division is for political crimes showing she has done something against the government, which is common for a suffragette. It says she has 21 days, the length of her sentence, but she goes on to say that she hopes to be out soon. "I am not taking food and water. I hope to be out soon." This shows that she is going to try to be released on the 'Temporary Discharge Act' (Cat and Mouse Act), this was a common thing to do for a suffragette. On the 5th of August, Miss Nellie Hall received a letter from the Under Secretary of State saying that her temporary discharge, which expired on the 2nd, has been extended by 14 days to 16th ...

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