Ada Broughton

[6] The Liverpool Daily Post quotes her as saying that there was 'one law for the poor' and that 'rich people would not allow public houses near them' but were content to draw dividends from those that existed in far too great numbers in the poorer quarters.

This, and subsequent support from a police constable, sent to advise her that this was against local by-laws, resulted in a crowd of 800 gathering to listen to her and Miss Shennan speak.

[13] During the summer of 1913, Broughton was a touring speaker in the annual 'Clyde Campaign' and the Women's Freedom League newspaper The Vote of 1 August 1913, notes that she spoke in Helensburgh and Gourock, and the following week she was made the organiser for 'Gourock and neighbourhood.

[19][20] In the latter part of 1913, Broughton was the organiser for WFL in the South Lanarkshire By-Election, speaking in (amongst other locations) Strathaven, Stonehouse, Lesmahagow and New Lanark.

[22] Also the Albert Dock and Leith Walk in Edinburgh were open air locations where Broughton spoke in February 1914; the underlying theme was 'Keep the Liberals out'.

[23] In April 1914, Cupar and the surrounding area of Fife were 'covered in placards' by Broughton and Miss Bunten; East Fife was the constituency of the Prime Minister H. H. Asquith[24] Several hundred female workers in Perth listened to Broughton during their dinner break when she held meetings outside local factories such as Pullars' Dye Works, Shields' and Campbell's in May 1914.

[27] Broughton also helped to re-establish local active women's suffrage groups in Liverpool in 1912, with Helah Criddle whilst Alice Davies was in prison.

[28] She spoke about 'The Economic Position of Women' in April 1915, at Walton Prince's Park branch of the Women's Co-operative Guild, and in Manchester explained about WFL policies at an 'at home' at the Higher Crumpsall home of Mrs Buckle, and addressed a large 'attentive' crowd at an open-air meeting in Sidney Street, with Janet Hayes.

She was also helping to start a campaign with Lillian Metge, who recognised her as an authority on 'the sober sex' and 'prohibition' and also had other activists (Dorothy Evans and Emily Davison) to launch a branch of the Women's Freedom League in Newcastle in 1917,[35] of which Broughton became honorary press secretary[36] and also addressed temperance groups in Alnwick and Tyneside Literary and Social Club.