SettingsBritish women's rights activists
Anne Clough
Anne Jemima Clough (20 January 1820 – 27 February 1892) was an early English suffragist and a promoter of higher education for women.
Anne Jemima Clough (20 January 1820 – 27 February 1892) was an early English suffragist and a promoter of higher education for women.
Constance Lytton
Lady Constance Georgina Bulwer-Lytton was an influential British suffragette activist, writer, speaker and campaigner for prison reform, votes for women, and birth control.
Lady Constance Georgina Bulwer-Lytton was an influential British suffragette activist, writer, speaker and campaigner for prison reform, votes for women, and birth control.
Dora Russell
Dora Black, Lady Russell (3 April 1894 – 31 May 1986) was a British author, a feminist and socialist campaigner, and the second wife of the eminent philosopher Bertrand Russell.
Dora Black, Lady Russell (3 April 1894 – 31 May 1986) was a British author, a feminist and socialist campaigner, and the second wife of the eminent philosopher Bertrand Russell.
Elizabeth Pease Nichol
Elizabeth Pease Nichol was an abolitionist, anti-segregationist, woman suffragist, chartist and anti-vivisectionist in 19th century Great Britain.
Elizabeth Pease Nichol was an abolitionist, anti-segregationist, woman suffragist, chartist and anti-vivisectionist in 19th century Great Britain.
Emily Faithfull
Emily Faithfull was an English women's rights activist.
Emily Faithfull was an English women's rights activist.
Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst (born Emmeline Goulden) (15 July 1858 – 14 June 1928) was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement which helped women win the rig...
Emmeline Pankhurst (born Emmeline Goulden) (15 July 1858 – 14 June 1928) was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement which helped women win the rig...
Erin Pizzey
Erin Patria Margaret Pizzey is a British family care activist and a best-selling novelist.
Erin Patria Margaret Pizzey is a British family care activist and a best-selling novelist.
Frances Farrer
Dame Frances Margaret Farrer, DBE (1895 - 1977) was Secretary of the NUSEC and later was named as General Secretary of the Women's Institute (NFWI) in 1929.
Dame Frances Margaret Farrer, DBE (1895 - 1977) was Secretary of the NUSEC and later was named as General Secretary of the Women's Institute (NFWI) in 1929.
Helen Bright Clark
Helen Bright Clark (1840–1927) was a British women's rights activist and suffragist.
Helen Bright Clark (1840–1927) was a British women's rights activist and suffragist.
Isabel Atkinson
Isabel Atkinson (1891–1968) was an English born Canadian women's rights activist, sociologist and philantrophist who became president of the Consumers’ Association of Canada.
Isabel Atkinson (1891–1968) was an English born Canadian women's rights activist, sociologist and philantrophist who became president of the Consumers’ Association of Canada.
Isabella Ford
Isabella Ormston Ford (1855–1924) was an English social reformer, suffragist and writer.
Isabella Ormston Ford (1855–1924) was an English social reformer, suffragist and writer.
Julie Bindel
Julie Bindel is an English writer, feminist and co-founder of the group Justice For Women, which opposes violence against women from a feminist viewpoint.
Julie Bindel is an English writer, feminist and co-founder of the group Justice For Women, which opposes violence against women from a feminist viewpoint.
Kathleen Baxter
(Mary) Kathleen Baxter, née Young (30 May 1901, Bradford – 25 October 1988, Bromley) was an English women's rights activist.
(Mary) Kathleen Baxter, née Young (30 May 1901, Bradford – 25 October 1988, Bromley) was an English women's rights activist.
Kitty Marion
Kitty Marion (née Katherina Schafer; 1871–1944) was an actress and political activist.
Kitty Marion (née Katherina Schafer; 1871–1944) was an actress and political activist.
Lillian Mary Harris
Lillian Mary Harris, better known as Lillian Thring, was an English militant suffragette active in Australia and England from the early 1900's until a few years before her death in 1964.
Lillian Mary Harris, better known as Lillian Thring, was an English militant suffragette active in Australia and England from the early 1900's until a few years before her death in 1964.
Lydia Becker
Lydia Ernestine Becker (24 February 1827 – 18 July 1890) was a leader in the early British suffrage movement, as well as an amateur scientist with interests in biology and astronomy.
Lydia Ernestine Becker (24 February 1827 – 18 July 1890) was a leader in the early British suffrage movement, as well as an amateur scientist with interests in biology and astronomy.
Margaret Bright Lucas
Margaret Bright Lucas was a temperance activist and suffragist.
Margaret Bright Lucas was a temperance activist and suffragist.
Marie Galway
Marie, Lady Galway, CBE, DStJ (5 January 1876 29 June 1963) was a British charity and civic worker and advocate for women's rights.
Marie, Lady Galway, CBE, DStJ (5 January 1876 29 June 1963) was a British charity and civic worker and advocate for women's rights.
Mariella Frostrup
Mariella Frostrup is a Norwegian-born journalist and television presenter, well known on British TV and radio, mainly for arts programmes.
Mariella Frostrup is a Norwegian-born journalist and television presenter, well known on British TV and radio, mainly for arts programmes.
Mary Leigh
Mary Leigh was an English political activist and suffragette.
Mary Leigh was an English political activist and suffragette.
Mary Sumner
Mary Sumner (31 December 1828 – 9 August 1921) was the founder of the Mothers' Union, a worldwide Anglican women's organisation.
Mary Sumner (31 December 1828 – 9 August 1921) was the founder of the Mothers' Union, a worldwide Anglican women's organisation.
Nesta Helen Webster
Nesta Helen Webster (Mrs. Arthur Webster), (24 August 1876 – 16 May 1960) was a controversial author who revived conspiracy theories about the Illuminati.
Nesta Helen Webster (Mrs. Arthur Webster), (24 August 1876 – 16 May 1960) was a controversial author who revived conspiracy theories about the Illuminati.
Norah Elam
Norah Elam also known as Norah Dacre Fox, (née Norah Doherty, 1878–1961) was a radical feminist, militant suffragette, anti-vivisectionist and fascist in the United Kingdom.
Norah Elam also known as Norah Dacre Fox, (née Norah Doherty, 1878–1961) was a radical feminist, militant suffragette, anti-vivisectionist and fascist in the United Kingdom.
Prunella Stack
Ann Prunella Stack OBE (28 July 1914 – 30 December 2010) was a British fitness pioneer and women's rights activist.
Ann Prunella Stack OBE (28 July 1914 – 30 December 2010) was a British fitness pioneer and women's rights activist.
Tamsin Wilton
Tamsin Elizabeth Wilton was an Cornish academic, a lesbian activist, theorist, social researcher, writer and cartoonist, and professor of Human Sexuality in the School of Social Science at the U...
Tamsin Elizabeth Wilton was an Cornish academic, a lesbian activist, theorist, social researcher, writer and cartoonist, and professor of Human Sexuality in the School of Social Science at the U...
Ursula Mellor Bright
Ursula Mellor Bright (5 July 1835 – 12 March 1915) was a women's suffrage campaigner.
Ursula Mellor Bright (5 July 1835 – 12 March 1915) was a women's suffrage campaigner.