Rosa May Billinghurst

Rosa May Billinghurst
Billinghurst participating in a demonstration
Born31 May 1875
Lewisham, Kent, England
Died29 July 1953(1953-07-29) (aged 78)
Twickenham, Middlesex, England
OccupationsSocial worker and teacher
Organization(s)Women's Liberal Association
Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU)
Women's Freedom League (WFL)
Equal Pay Film Fund
Known forSuffragette activities
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Rosa May Billinghurst (31 May 1875 – 29 July 1953) was a British suffragette and women's rights activist. She was known popularly as the "cripple suffragette" as she campaigned in a tricycle.

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