in may 1914 drummond and norah dacre fox (later known as norah elam) besieged the homes of lord carson and lord lansdowne, both prominent ulster unionist mps who had been directly inciting militancy in ulster against the home rule bill then going through parliament. drummond and dacre fox had both been issued with summonses to appear before magistrates for 'making inciting speeches' and encouraging women to militancy. their response to journalists who interviewed them was that they thought they should take refuge with lord carson and lord lansdowne who had also been making inciting speeches and encouraging militancy in ireland, but who appeared to be safe from interference from the authorities for doing so. later the same day both women appeared before a magistrate, were sentenced to imprisonment and taken to holloway where they immediately commenced hunger and thirst strikes and endured a period of force feeding