▁Bo oth ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁Est her ▁and ▁Eva ▁helped ▁to ▁organ ize ▁groups ▁of ▁female ▁flower - s ellers , ▁circ us ▁perform ers , ▁bar ma ids ▁and ▁coal ▁pit - brow ▁workers ▁as ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁work ▁was ▁threatened ▁by ▁moral ▁cr us ades ▁and ▁new ▁legisl ation . ▁They ▁arranged ▁public ▁meet ings , ▁demonstr ations ▁and ▁deleg ations ▁to ▁parliament . ▁Est her ▁and ▁Eva ▁argued ▁that ▁women ’ s ▁liv elihood s ▁were ▁at ▁st ake , ▁that ▁women ▁were ▁capable ▁of ▁making ▁their ▁own ▁dec isions ▁about ▁how ▁they ▁were ▁employed , ▁and ▁working ▁women ’ s ▁lack ▁of ▁vote ▁left ▁them ▁dis emp ower ed ▁in ▁the ▁work place . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁they ▁founded ▁and ▁edited ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Labour ▁News . ▁This ▁quarter ly ▁publication ▁aim ed ▁at ▁unit ing ▁women ▁workers ▁ran ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁the ▁couple ▁helped ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁Ch esh ire ▁Women ' s ▁Text ile ▁and ▁Other ▁Work ers ▁Represent ation ▁Committee , ▁which ▁organized ▁the ▁campaign ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁candidate ▁to ▁stand ▁in ▁a ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁Est her ▁became ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Indust rial ▁& ▁Professional ▁Women ’ s ▁Su ff rage ▁Society . ▁From ▁ 1