A talented artist, Clemence Housman (1861-1955) created wood engravings for magazines, fine presses, and her brother Laurence’s works, with whom she lived for most of her life. They were dedicated to the Suffrage movement and founded the Suffrage Atelier, an artist collective. Clemence spent long hours sewing banners for parades, creating designs for publications, and teaching fellow suffragettes how to print literature and organize exhibitions. In 1910 she joined the Women’s Tax Resistance League and participated in protests and was arrested for refusing to pay taxes until women received the right to vote. One week later, she was released from Holloway Prison in London, after protests and demonstrations by her supporters.
Hemelein Publications works:
- Mothers of Horror (2025)
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