As part of the Rebellious Sounds Archive project in 2017 – 2019, we sought to uncover the stories of women’s suffrage pioneers from the early twentieth century with a connection to the South West. Curatorial Research Volunteer Elizabeth Strange researched the stories of 12 women, from Penzance to Chippenham. We hope that by promoting their stories, their histories will keep being told across the South West and beyond.
Click the image below to find out about each woman’s life (this will open a PDF in a new window; this can be downloaded it from there).
Elsie Howey, Torbay
Mary Blathwayt, Bath
Edith Bessie New, Swindon
Anne Ball, North Devon
Bridport Wildcats, Dorset
Helen Taylor, Torquay
Olive Wharry, Exeter & Torquay
Mary Louise Ulyatt, Totnes
Amy Montague, Crediton
Annie Leigh Browne, Somerset
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, Bristol
Emily Hobhouse, Liskeard