Julia Varley – by Birmingham Museum & Library
Julia Varley OBE was an English trade unionist and suffragette. She worked in a mill from the age of 12.
Emma Sproson – by Agi Chi & Sara Trayers
Emma Sproson was a suffragette, then a suffragist, socialist, politician and women’s rights activist.
Mary Macarthur – by James Deane, Great Grandson
Mary Macarthur was a Scottish suffragist and trades unionist. She was the general secretary of the Women’s Trade Union League and was involved in the formation of the National Federation of Women Workers and National Anti-Sweating League.
Hilda Burkitt – by Lauren Hall
Hilda Burkitt joined the suffragette movement in 1907.