Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
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Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, Baroness Pethick-Lawrence (1867-1954) was a British women's rights activist. Born Emmeline Pethick in Bristol, she is sometimes seen written as "Emmeline Pethick Lawrence" with no hyphen. Her father was a businessman. She was the second of 13 children, and was sent away to boarding school at the age of eight.
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Biography
Foundations, Organisations and Settlements
- Esperance Club
- Guild of the Poor Brave Things
- Independent Labour Party
- Kibbo Kift
- West London Methodist Mission[link]
- Women's International League
- Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU)
Spouse
Frederick Lawrence - Lawyer. Each changed their surname to Pethick-Lawrence on marriage, and he was created Baron Pethick-Lawrence in 1945.Associated Activists in Social Change
Offspring
External links
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