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Grace Alderman

Index Grace Alderman

Grace Alderman (1885 1968) was a British suffragette, chairwoman of the Preston Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and involved in militant events in London and Preston, and was imprisoned for protesting for women's suffrage. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Beth Hesmondhalgh, Caxton Hall, Edith Rigby, Essex, HM Prison Holloway, Margaret Hewitt (suffragette), Palace of Westminster, Preston, Lancashire, Rosamund Massy, Suffragette, Votes for Women (newspaper), Winston Churchill, Women's Social and Political Union.

Beth Hesmondhalgh

Elizabeth Ellen Hesmondhalgh (active 1907–1914) began working around 1885 as a cotton spinner in Preston, and became a British suffragette, imprisoned twice for militant protesting on behalf of women's franchise, and awarded the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) Hunger Strike Medal for valour. Grace Alderman and Beth Hesmondhalgh are women's Social and Political Union.

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Caxton Hall

Caxton Hall is a building on the corner of Caxton Street and Palmer Street, in Westminster, London, England.

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Edith Rigby

Edith Rigby (Rayner) (18 October 1872 – 23 July 1950) was an English suffragette who used arson as a way to further the cause of women’s suffrage. Grace Alderman and Edith Rigby are English suffragettes and women's Social and Political Union.

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Essex

Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties.

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HM Prison Holloway

HM Prison Holloway was a closed category prison for adult women and young offenders in Holloway, London, England, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

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Margaret Hewitt (suffragette)

Margaret Hewitt (1800s–1900s) was a British suffragette employed by the Women's Social and Political Union.

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Palace of Westminster

The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England.

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Preston, Lancashire

Preston is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England.

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Rosamund Massy

Rosamund Massy (1870–1947) was an English suffragette.

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Suffragette

A suffragette was a member of an activist women's organisation in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for the right to vote in public elections in the United Kingdom.

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Votes for Women (newspaper)

Votes for Women was a newspaper associated with the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom.

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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955.

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Women's Social and Political Union

The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was a women-only political movement and leading militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom founded in 1903.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Alderman