Smyth arrested and imprisoned for suffrage activism in London.
On March 4, 1912, Ethel Smyth was arrested in London alongside about 200 other women as part of a suffragette window-smashing campaign. This militant act was in defiance of the social and political barriers of the era, showcasing her commitment to the cause of women's rights. Smyth was sentenced to two months in Holloway Prison, where she famously led inmates in song with a toothbrush used as a baton. Her imprisonment became emblematic of the struggles and sacrifices made by suffragettes for women's political rights.