Tag Archives: Women’s suffrage

Women’s suffrage at tea with the Bonnerjees of Bedford Park

Posted on September 8, 2024 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: An Indian family that settled in Croydon in the 1870s included brilliant, hard-working daughters who played a part in the struggle for women’s rights. By DAVID MORGAN The brass plaque on the north wall of Croydon Minster, dedicated … Continue reading →

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Minster memorial celebrates life of Victorian woman reformer

Posted on November 26, 2023 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Croydon society in the late 1800s included several organisations formed to provide help, education and training to the destitute, and their work was at the heart of social reforms to come. DAVID MORGAN profiles the life of one … Continue reading →

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The Croydon women who laid down their lives for equality

Posted on June 3, 2013 by insidecroydon

Tomorrow, June 4, marks the 100th anniversary of the 1913 Derby, in which militant suffragette Emily Wilding Davison was killed after she ran into the path of the king’s horse at Epsom racecourse. LEE WEBSTER has researched Croydon women’s part in … Continue reading →

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