Ruth Hall (activist)

Ruth Hall is a British activist who was a founding member of the group Women Against Rape.

In the late 1970s, Hall regularly staged protests at what she thought were lenient sentences for rapists.^[1]^[2] In 1983, she threatened any MPs in the British Parliament who blocked a bill to outlaw marital rape, saying "It takes only the objection of one MP to block a bill. We will be taking note of any MP who blocks it and making sure they live to regret it."^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Horsnell, Michael (9 July 1977). "Police evict women from ministry of defence". The Times. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ Lustig, Robin (3 July 1977). "Ministers and judges are accused of 'rape'". The Observer.
^ Gibbs, Francis (22 April 1983). "No backing for Ruth Hall motion". The Times. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ Hall, Ruth (1 August 1977). "When rape, like charity, begins at home". The Guardian.
^ "Bid to censure woman over 'threat to MPs' fails". The Guardian. 22 April 1983.

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[1] Horsnell, Michael (9 July 1977). "Police evict women from ministry of defence". The Times. Retrieved 3 December 2014.

[2] Lustig, Robin (3 July 1977). "Ministers and judges are accused of 'rape'". The Observer.

[3] Gibbs, Francis (22 April 1983). "No backing for Ruth Hall motion". The Times. Retrieved 3 December 2014.

[4] Hall, Ruth (1 August 1977). "When rape, like charity, begins at home". The Guardian.

[5] "Bid to censure woman over 'threat to MPs' fails". The Guardian. 22 April 1983.

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