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Ann "Annie" Kenney (13 September 1879 – 9 July 1953) was an English working-class suffragette and socialist feminist who became a leading figure in the Women's Social and Political Union. She co-founded its first branch in London with Minnie Baldock.
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Annie Kenney. Annie Kenney, the daughter of Nelson Horatio Kenney and Anne Wood, was born at Springhead, a suburban area of Saddleworth, on 13th September 1879. Annie's mother had eleven children and worked with her husband in the Oldham textile industry. Annie was born prematurely and was not expected to survive.
Learn about the life and activism of Annie Kenney, a pioneer of the militant suffrage movement in Britain. She was the first woman to plant a tree in the Eagle House arboretum and the first to be released under the Cat and Mouse Act.
Jun 8, 2020 · A biography of Annie Kenney, a working-class girl who was a fierce campaigner for women's suffrage and a committed socialist. Learn about her childhood, her involvement in the Women's Social and Political Union, her arrests, her hunger strikes and her legacy.
Annie Kenney was a working-class leader of the Women's Social and Political Union, who participated in the first militant action for women's suffrage in 1905. A newly discovered letter from her to her sister shows her excitement, worries and health issues after being imprisoned.
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Oct 21, 2018 · A statue design has been unveiled of the "underestimated" suffragette Annie Kenney, who was arrested after asking Winston Churchill about voting rights. Along with activist Christabel...
Ann "Annie" Kenney (13 September 1879 – 9 July 1953) was an English working-class suffragette and socialist feminist who became a leading figure in the Women's Social and Political Union. She co-founded its first branch in London with Minnie Baldock.
