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 Lytton, Annie Kenney, Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, Christabel Pankhurst and Sylvia Pankhurst.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, 1867 - 1954, Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, 1871 - 1961
The renaming, reported by The Tab, was to celebrate 100 years since women gai...
We first saw this plaque when it was on the building that used to occupy this...
The vital work done by over seven million women during World War II.
Established in the disused St Giles workhouse buildings during WW1 under the command of Dr Flora Murray & Dr Louisa Garrett Anderson (both suffragettes), this 573-bed hospital is the only Briti...
Central Secretary of the Mothers' Union in 1925. In 1926 was quoted in newspapers as opposed to divorce, supporting a MU decision to deny membership to a divorced woman.
Suffragette and martial arts instructor. Born Edith Margaret Williams in Bath. She married William Garrud, a physical culture instructor and in 1899 they were introduced to the art of jiu-jitsu. In...
Person, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, Sport / Games
Born Dublin. Mother of Oscar Wilde. Poet under the pseudonym ‘Speranza’. Supporter of the Irish nationalist movement and advocate of women’s rights. Died 146 (now 87) Oakley Street.
Sculptor. Born Brighton. One of thirteen children of a clergyman, he remained religious all his life. Passionate believer in the "carving direct" method. His sculptures would sometimes depict contr...
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