in 1913 drummond and annie kenney arranged for wspu representatives to speak with leading politicians david lloyd george and sir edward grey. the meeting had been with the proviso that these were working class women representing their class. they explained the terrible pay and working conditions that they suffered and their hope that a vote would enable women to challenge the status quo in a democratic manner. alice hawkins from leicester explained how her fellow male workers could choose a man to represent them whilst the women were left unrepresented.