Rachel Barrett
Welsh suffragette and newspaper editor 1874–1953 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rachel Barrett (12 November 1874 – 26 August 1953) was a Welsh suffragette and newspaper editor born in Carmarthen. Educated at the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth she became a science teacher, but quit her job in 1906 on hearing Nellie Martel speak of women's suffrage, joined the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and moved to London. In 1907, she became a WSPU organiser, and after Christabel Pankhurst fled to Paris, Barrett became joint organiser of the national WSPU campaign. In 1912, despite no journalistic background, she took charge of the new newspaper The Suffragette. Barrett was arrested on occasions for activities linked to the suffrage movement and, in 1913–1914, spent some time incognito to avoid re-arrest.
Rachel Barrett | |
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Born | 12 November 1875 Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
Died | 26 August 1953(1953-08-26) (aged 77) Faygate, Sussex, England |
Occupation(s) | teacher political organiser editor |