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Doreen Allen
Doreen Allen (1879 – 18 June 1963) was a militant English suffragette and member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), who on being imprisoned was Force-feeding, force-fed, for which she received the WSPU's Hunger Strike Medal '''For Valour'''. Life She was born in Dartford in Kent as Edith Doreen Allchin, one of ten children of Mary Ann ''née'' Amos (1838–1924) and John James Allchin (1836–1903), a builder. In 1905 she married Melville Hodsoll Allen (1879–1932) who worked at the London Stock Exchange, Stock Exchange in London and who served in World War I as a captain in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Following her arrest in March 1912 for taking part in a window smashing campaign she appeared at Bow Street Magistrates' Court on 12 March 1912, before being sent for trial at the London Sessions on 19 March 1912, when she was sentenced to four months imprisonment in HM Prison Holloway, Holloway Prison; in prison she went on hunger strike and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Doreen Allen Suffragette
Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English word , meaning ''wealth'' or ''prosperity'', in combination with the Old English , meaning ''wiktionary:strife, strife'', and is in common usage in this form in English language, English, German language, German, many Scandinavian language, Scandinavian languages and Dutch language, Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and variations of this name include Ditte, Dita, and Edie. It was a common first name prior to the 16th century, when it fell out of favour. It became popular again at the beginning of the 19th century and has remained in steady use. It has been among the top hundred most popular names for newborn girls in England and Wales since 2017. It has been among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States since 1880 and was among the top 50 names for American girls between 1880 and 1927, the height of its popularity. It was ranked as the 513th most popular name for American newborn girls in 2022, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
