flora drummond was a key organiser of the trafalgar square rally in october 1908 which led to a three-month term in holloway along with christabel and emmeline pankhurst for "incitement to rush the house of commons". the women had been given the option of being bound over to keep the peace for twelve months instead of a custodial sentence but all three opted for holloway. flora was in the first trimester of pregnancy when she was imprisoned and after fainting and being taken to the hospital wing she was granted early release on the grounds of ill-health. as drummond was leaving the prison emmeline pankhurst broke the "silence rule" which forbade the suffragette prisoners from speaking to each other and called out 'i "am" glad because now you will be able to carry on the work'.