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Christabel Marshall. Christabel Gertrude Marshall (aka Christopher Marie St John) (24 October 1871 – 20 October 1960) was a British campaigner for women's suffrage, a playwright and author. Marshall lived in a ménage à trois with the artist Clare Atwood and the actress, theatre director, producer and costume designer Edith Craig from 1916 ...
- 24 October 1871
- St John the Baptist, Smallhythe Road, Smallhythe, Kent, TN307NG
- 20 October 1960 (aged 88)
- Somerville College
Christabel Gertrude Marshall was a British campaigner for women's suffrage, a playwright and author. Marshall lived in a ménage à trois with the artist Clare Atwood and the actress, theatre director, producer and costume designer Edith Craig from 1916 until Craig's death in 1947.
Christabel Gertrude Marshall (aka Christopher Marie St John) (24 October 1871 – 20 October 1960) was a British campaigner for women's suffrage, a playwright and author. Edith Craig lived with Christopher St. John for 48 years, from 1899 until Craig's death in 1947, with Clare "Tony" Atwood joining them from 1916.
Christabel Marshall, also known by her pen name of Christopher St. John, was a British playwright and author known for her contributions to the women’s suffrage movement. Born in Exeter as the youngest of nine children to Emma Marshall and Hugh Graham Marshall, Christabel studied a BA in Modern History at Somerville College, Oxford.
Oct 27, 2021 · By George Robb. Published in: November-December 2021 issue. HUNGERHEART (1915) is a pioneering, semi-autobiographical lesbian novel written by British author Christabel Marshall under the masculine pseudonym Christopher St. John. The novel is a first-person narrative of Joanna “John” Montolivet that follows her on her quest for love.
- George Robb
Christabel Gertrude Marshall, the youngest of the nine children of Emma Marshall (1828–1899), novelist, and Hugh Graham Marshall (c.1825–1899), manager of the West of England Bank, was born on 24 October 1871 at 38 High Street, Exeter. Marshall was educated from 1894 at Somerville College, before moving to London where she worked as ...
Oct 14, 2023 · John, formerly Christabel Marshall, was an author, also involved in the suffrage movement. The play is a one-act comedy written in support of women’s suffrage in Britain. The play opens in the living room of Horace and Ethel Cole of Brixton, London, on the day of a general women’s strike organized by Suffragettes.
