▁se cur ing ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁middle - class ▁women , ▁to ▁act ively ▁seeking ▁out ▁the ▁invol vement ▁of ▁working - class ▁women ▁as ▁pet ition ▁sign ator ies ▁and ▁speak ers ▁for ▁the ▁cause . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁the ▁M NS WS ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁of ▁England ▁Society ▁for ▁Women ’ s ▁Su ff rage ▁( N ES WS ) ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Su ff rage ▁Soci eties . ▁ ▁Me eting ▁Eva ▁G ore - B ooth ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁suffering ▁from ▁exhaust ion ▁R oper ▁hol iday ed ▁at ▁Scottish ▁writer ▁George ▁Mac don ald ' s ▁guest ▁house ▁in ▁Italy . ▁There ▁she ▁met ▁Irish ▁poet ▁and ▁arist ocrat ▁Eva ▁G ore - B ooth . ▁The ▁couple ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁G ore - B ooth ▁gave ▁up ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁privile ge ▁to ▁move ▁in ▁with ▁R oper ▁in ▁a ▁ter rac ed ▁house ▁in ▁R ush ol me , ▁Manchester . ▁Est her ▁later ▁wrote ▁of ▁their ▁meeting ▁in ▁Italy ▁“ For ▁months ▁ill ness ▁kept ▁us ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁we ▁spent ▁the ▁days ▁walking ▁and ▁talking ▁on ▁the ▁hill side ▁by ▁the ▁sea . ▁Each ▁was ▁attract ed ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁and ▁thoughts ▁of ▁the ▁other , ▁and ▁we ▁soon ▁became ▁friends ▁and ▁compan ions ▁for ▁life .” ▁ ▁Social ▁justice ▁and ▁suff rage ▁work ▁with ▁Eva - G ore