flora drummond joined the wspu in 1906. following a liberal party election meeting at the free trade hall in manchester christabel pankhurst and annie kenney were imprisoned for pressing the candidate, winston churchill, to answer the question 'if you are elected, will you do your best to make women's suffrage a government measure?'. when the two women were released the wspu held a celebratory rally in manchester which flora, who had witnessed their arrests, attended and was persuaded to join the movement. shortly afterwards flora moved to london and by the end of 1906 had served her first term in holloway after being arrested inside the house of commons.