Catherine Marshall (suffragette)
This article is about the suffragette. For the author, see Catherine Marshall.
| Catherine Marshall | |
|---|---|
 Catherine Marshall in 1916. This may be the photograph used for permission to visit her love, Clifford Allen in the military prison at Newhaven.[1] | |
| Born |
29 April 1880 Harrow on the Hill |
| Died | 22 March 1961 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | St Leonards School |
| Known for | suffragist and pacifist |
Catherine Elizabeth Marshall (29 April 1880 – 22 March 1961) was a suffragist and campaigner against conscription during the First World War.[2]
Early life and education
She was born on 29 April 1880 in Harrow on the Hill.[3] Her father, Francis Marshall, taught mathematics at the famous Harrow School and her mother Caroline had also been a teacher.[3] She was educated privately and then at St Leonards School in Scotland for three years.[3]
She was an organizer for the No-Conscription Fellowship.[4]
Her papers are held at the National Library of Ireland.[5]
References
- ↑ Cyril Pearce (2004), "'Typical' Conscientious Objectors — A Better Class of Conscience? No-Conscription Fellowship image management and the Manchester contribution 1916–1918", Manchester Region History Review
- ↑ John Simkin, "Catherine Marshall", Spartacus
- 1 2 3 Jo Vellacott (2004), "Marshall, Catherine Elizabeth (1880–1961)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38527
- ↑ http://www.ppu.org.uk/learn/infodocs/cos/st_co_wwone.html
- ↑ http://sources.nli.ie/Record/MS_UR_086455
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