Ethel Ayres Purdie
Ethel Ayres Purdie | |
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Ayres Purdie in 1923 | |
| Born | Ethel Matilda Ayres 2 October 1874 Islington, London, England |
| Died | 26 March 1923 (aged 48) Westminster, London, England |
| Occupation | Chartered accountant |
| Known for | Suffragist |
| Spouse |
Frank Sidney Purdie (m. 1897) |
Ethel Ayres Purdie (née Ayres; 2 October 1874 – 26 March 1923) was a chartered accountant and suffragist. She specialised in counselling women and women's suffragist organisations. Purdie was active in the Women's Tax Resistance League which argued that no vote meant no tax. She was the first female registered accountant in the UK.