In 1921, she was one of five women on Poplar Council who, along with their male colleagues including her father-in-law George Lansbury, were jailed for six weeks for refusing to levy full rates in the poverty-stricken area.
In 1921, she was part of a team of five women on Poplar Council who, along with their male colleagues including her father-in-law George Lansbury, were detained for six weeks for declining to impose full rates in an impoverished region.