Charlotte Marsh

Charlotte Marsh

Charlotte Marsh

Charlotte Marsh in 1911
Born Charlotte Augusta Leopoldine
1887
Newcastle upon Tyne
Died 1961
Nationality British
Occupation suffrage organizer and activist
Years active 1908-
Known for Organizing suffrage demonstrations

Charlotte "Charlie" Marsh (1887-1961) was a British suffragette. In 1907 she joined the Women's Social and Political Union, but did not become active as an organizer until 1908, after completing her training as a sanitary inspector. In June of that year she was imprisoned in Holloway for a month on charges of obstruction. The next year she was again imprisoned for heckling Prime Minister Asquith and became one of the first suffragette hunger strikers to be forcibly fed. During World War I she worked as a mechanic and chauffeur for Lloyd George, whilst continuing her activism.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Museum of London
  2. ↑ The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928
  3. ↑ David Lloyd George’s suffragette chauffeur
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