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This list of suffragists and suffragettes includes noted individuals active in the worldwide women's suffrage movement who have campaigned or strongly advocated for women's suffrage, the organisations which they formed or joined, and the publications which publicized – and, in some nations, continue to publicize– their goals.
Oreola Williams Haskell (1875–1953) – prolific author and poet, who worked alongside other notable suffrage activists, such as Carrie Chapman Catt, Mary Garrett Hay, and Ida Husted Harper. [72] Mary Garrett Hay (1857–1928) – suffrage organizer around the United States. [73] Elsie Hill (1883–1970) – NWP activist. [74]
Indian suffragists on the Women's Coronation Procession of 1911, including Lolita Roy on the left.. Lolita Roy (born in 1865), [1] also known as Mrs. P. L. Roy, was an Indian social reformer and suffragist [1] who played an active role in the social life of Indians in London, as well as in campaigns for women's suffrage in Britain and India. [1]
Sarah Jane Baines (30 November 1866 – 20 February 1951) was a British-Australian feminist, suffragette and social reformer. [1] She was the first suffragette to be tried by jury, [2] and one of the first hunger strikers. She was known as 'Jennie Baines' in the suffragist movement. [3]
Suffragettes were arrested and imprisoned as they fought for voting rights. Photos from 1912 to 1920 chronicle their efforts and eventual victory. 20 vintage photos of suffragettes that will make ...
Unlike other women's-suffrage campaigners (known as "suffragists"), the WSPU was willing to engage in civil disobedience and direct action; their motto was "deeds, not words". The term suffragette was also used by groups that broke away from the WSPU, such as the Women's Freedom League and the East London Federation of Suffragettes .
“Learning about the Black Friday of 1910 changed my perspective on suffragettes. They weren’t just early feminists, but genuine, certified badasses.”
Jones became involved in the suffrage movement and was the treasurer of the York branch of the WSPU, which had been founded by Annie Coultate in 1910. [5] A year later she was employed by the WSPU as their first paid York and Doncaster organiser and became prominent in the suffrage campaign. [6]