[4] She was told that the suffragettes were "unwomanly" so she resisted joining the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) despite being impressed by the majestic figure of Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter, Christabel, when she heard them speak in 1908.

[6] In October 1912, George Lansbury resigned his parliamentary seat to fight a by-election in his constituency of Bow and Bromley on the specific issue of women's suffrage.

[9] Sylvia Pankhurst later criticised Roe's campaign but Labour MP Will Thorne figured that no constituency could ever be won on the single question of votes for women.

[13] In 1915, Roe accompanied Emmeline Pankhurst, Flora Drummond, Norah Dacre Fox and Annie Kenney to South Wales, the Midlands and Clydeside on a recruiting and lecture tour to encourage trade unions to support war work.

She stayed in close contact with Christabel Pankhurst and was with her when the latter died at her home in Santa Monica, California on 13 February 1958 (aged 77) from a heart attack.

[17] Roe talks about her reasons for joining the WSPU, her family relationships, and recalls her experiences with a number of other suffrage campaigners, most notably Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst.