[6] She lived (as recorded in the 1881 Census), as head of the household of women (presumably staff) at the school in St. Leonard's Lodge, Wellesly Road.

[4] And she had had a silver teapot seized by officials, after she refused to pay local taxes in protest at having no representation.

[2] Becoming a member of the Women's Tax Resistance League, her regular 'refusal' behaviour became known in the local press headlines: 'Miss Heligan's Hardy Annual' or 'No Surrender'.

[4] On 18 November 1910, Neligan joined a deputation led by Emmeline Pankhurst to petition the Prime Minister Asquith.

Her obituary was published in the Women's Freedom League (WFL) newspaper, The Vote,[9] A wreath was sent to her funeral from the WSPU leader, Emmeline Pankhurst "With love and remembrance for a brave veteran, whose life was spent in noble work for women and for the race,"[4] along with flowers from the local WSPU branch and a wreath from the WFL.