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campaign by suffragettes in
London’s West End, leading
to sentences of hard labour
and solitary confinement for
‘outrages’ and ‘acts of
insubordination’. Smith was
very clear about the political
significance of her upcoming
swim, although whether she
was asked her views by the
press or volunteered them
isn’t clear. ‘I am going to
swim the Channel in order to
demonstrate that woman is