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Introducing sheilahanlon.com
This page follows historian Dr. Sheila Hanlon's past and recent research projects. Her interests include Victorian and Edwardian cycling history and the WWI and WWII Women's Land Army, both in Canada and Britain.
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- Cycling to Suffrage
- Graduate Dissertations
- Talks & Publications
- Wheelwomen
- Alice Hawkins: Leicester’s Working Class Suffragette Cyclist
- Flora Drummond: The Suffragette General
- Madame Sarah Grand: New Woman A-Wheel
- Millicent Garrett Fawcett: The Suffragist Cyclist
- Rosa May Billinghurst: Suffragette on Three Wheels
- The Countess of Warwick: A Society Cyclist
- The Pankhursts: Clarionettes and Suffragettes
Tag Archives: WSPU
Sylvia Pankhurst Memorial Lecture 2018, “Pedalling Days”
The Sylvia Pankhurst Memorial Lecture 2018 took place at Wortley Hall, near Sheffield before a packed audience. The topic was “Pedalling Days: Sylvia Pankhurst and Political Cycling Traditions from Clarionettes to Suffragettes.” Previous speakers have included Dr Helen Pankhurst and Dr … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, christabel pankhurst, clarion, cycling, lecture, statue, suffrage, sylvia pankhurst, WSPU
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Flora Drummond: The Suffragette General
There’s a new addition the Wheelwomen pages, Flora Drummond. Check out her entry by clicking thr link above to find out more about how, as a member of the WSPU organising body, Flora contributed to the WSPU cause in England and Scotland. … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, cycling scouts, flora drummond, scotland, suffragette, WSPU
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Flora Drummond: The Suffragette General
Prominent suffragette Flora Drummond (1878-1949), or “The General” as she was known in WSPU circles, played a key role in organising the marches, processions, and parades characteristic of the suffrage campaign. As an extension of this role, she oversaw the … Continue reading
Rosa May Billinghurst: Suffragette on Three Wheels
Rosa May Billinghurst (1873-1953) was born and raised in Lewisham, London. As a child, she contracted an illness which left her paralyzed from the waist down. Her condition did not, however, deter her from joining the WSPU in 1907 or … Continue reading
Suffragettes on Wheels: Emily Wilding Davison centennial bike ride and lecture
On June 15th, 100 women on bicycles decked out in suffragette swag will take to the curvy tree lined lanes between Longhorsley and Morpeth, Northumberland. Some will be in Edwardian garb, others in elegant hats, and many will be flying … Continue reading
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Tagged 1913, bicycle, bikes and bonnets, davison, emily, Emily Inspires, Emily Wilding Davison, kings derby, Morpeth, northumberland, suffragette, WSPU
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The Pankhursts: Clarionettes and Suffragettes
Emmeline, Christabel and Sylvia Pankhurst Cycling was a family affair for the Pankhursts, who famously founded the Women’s Suffrage and Political Union. Dr Richard Pankhurst (1834-1896) was an avid cyclist and prominent member of the Clarion Cycling Club. His wife … Continue reading
Tagged bicycle, christabel, clarion, emmeline, pankhurst, Sylvia, WSPU
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