Sylvia Pankhurst
Born in Manchester as Estelle Sylvia, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst. Trained and initially worked as an artist. Worked with George Lansbury in the East End. 1924 Sylvia moved from the East End of...
Born in Manchester as Estelle Sylvia, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst. Trained and initially worked as an artist. Worked with George Lansbury in the East End. 1924 Sylvia moved from the East End of...
Park and Ernest Boulton were 'Fanny and Stella', the celebrated Victorian cross-dressers. Little is available about Park but see Boulton for their joint activities.
Marguerite "Daisy" Parsons was born in Poplar as Marguerite Lena Millo. When she was young her parents moved to Canning Town, part of West Ham. Working in a factory showed her how men and women wer...
Suffragette. Born Bristol. Married Frederick. A happy marriage they shared their surnames and worked together for the cause. Died Gomshall, Surrey. The picture shows, left to right: Constance Lytt...
Husband of Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence. Born London. Campaigned with his wife Emmeline for votes for women. Died at the Manor House Hospital, London.
First woman to speak about women’s suffrage on a public platform. An early campaigner for women's rights. She funded campaigns, wrote one of the first tracts and was one of the three speakers at t...
An appellation used on plaques erected by Sexual Avengers commemorating sites of gay events/interest.
Sarah Reddish was a Bolton-based trade unionist and suffragette, who was active in the cooperative movement. A supporter of women running for local elections as a springboard to gaining national vo...
Founder of Bedford College, anti-slavery activist and philanthropist. Her Wikipedia page is very informative. Elizabeth Jesser Sturch was born on 15 December 1789 in the St Clement Danes district...
African American abolitionist, lecturer, suffragist, polyglot, UCL & Bedford College graduate. Sarah Parker Remond was an American lecturer, activist and abolitionist campaigner. Born a free ...