Mary Atkinson (suffragette)
Mary Atkinson | |
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| Born | 19th century Lancashire, England |
| Known for | Suffragist activism |
Mary Atkinson was a British suffragette and trade unionist.
Biography
Born in Lancashire, Mary Atkinson grew up in Brierfield. She worked as a textile worker and joined the Textile Committee (Lancashire and Cheshire Women Textile and other Worker's Representation Committee).[1] In 1910, she began her campaign for women's suffrage and became a member of the Nelson & Clitheroe Suffrage Society, alongside Harriette Beanland, Margaret Aldersley, Cissy Foley, Clara Staton and Selina Cooper.[2][3][4]
See also
- Women's suffrage
- Suffragette
- List of suffragists and suffragettes
- List of British suffragists and suffragettes
- Feminism in the United Kingdom
References
- ^ Jill Liddington, Jill Norris (18 March 2018). Histoire des suffragistes radicales : Le combat oublié des ouvrières du nord de l'Angleterre (in French). Libertalia. p. 560. ISBN 978-2-37729-038-3. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Crawford, Elizabeth (15 April 2013). The Women's Suffrage Movement in Britain and Ireland. Routledge. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-136-01062-0. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Crawford, Elizabeth (2 September 2003). The Women's Suffrage Movement. Routledge. p. 800. ISBN 1-135-43402-6. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Holton, Sandra Stanley (18 December 2003). Feminism and Democracy : Women's Suffrage and Reform Politics in Britain, 1900-1918. Cambridge University Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-521-52121-5. Retrieved 9 September 2018.