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Ethel Cox
Ethel Cox aka Gwendoline Cook (born 1888 – died about 1981) was a British suffragette. Another suffragette born in 1897 is also recorded and her name was Gwendoline Cook. Lives In 1913, along with Mary Ann Aldham, she was found breaking windows at the house of the Home Secretary. On 11 October 1913, she attempted to throw leaflets promoting women's suffrage into a Royal carriage. Scotland Yard noted "she is said to be capable of committing any damage." As reported in the criminal record office of the New Scotland Yard, on 16 May 1914, she was detained by police for causing damage to public art and public offices. She was also known under the alias of Gwendoline Cook. In 2021 a hunger medal was shown on Antiques Roadshow on BBC2 as belonging to someone's grandmother who was named "Gwendoline Cook". Her picture and medal were shown. She was said to have been born in 1897 and to have died around 1981. Her grandson said she was single at the time. He had letters written by her to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The term refers in particular to members of the British Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), a women-only movement founded in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst, which engaged in direct action and civil disobedience. In 1906, a reporter writing in the '' Daily Mail'' coined the term ''suffragette'' for the WSPU, derived from suffragist (any person advocating for voting rights), in order to belittle the women advocating women's suffrage. The militants embraced the new name, even adopting it for use as the title of the newspaper published by the WSPU. Women had won the right to vote in several countries by the end of the 19th century; in 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country to grant the vote to all women over the age of 21. When by 1903 women in Britain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Ann Aldham
Mary Ann Aldham (born Mary Ann Mitchell Wood; 28 September 1858 – 1940) was an English militant suffragette and member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) who was imprisoned at least seven times.Mrs Mary Ann Mitchell Aldham suffragesources.org.uk. Accessed 15 November 2022. She went on in prison where she was force-fed for which she received the WSPU's . Early life She ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffragette Gwendoline Cook
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. The term refers in particular to members of the British Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), a women-only movement founded in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst, which engaged in direct action and civil disobedience. In 1906, a reporter writing in the ''Daily Mail'' coined the term ''suffragette'' for the WSPU, derived from suffragist (any person advocating for voting rights), in order to belittle the women advocating women's suffrage. The militants embraced the new name, even adopting it for use as the title of the newspaper published by the WSPU. Women had won the right to vote in several countries by the end of the 19th century; in 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country to grant the vote to all women over the age of 21. When by 1903 women in Britain had n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
