Printed Ephemera — 1905-1914
Evelyn Sharp
Photograph of two women. Handwritten on the back is 'Dyce' and ‘Evelyn Sharp’.
Evelyn Sharp was a journalist and writer who joined the Kensington branch of the Women’s Social and Political Union in 1906. She became organiser for the Kensington (North) branch of the WSPU in 1910 and honorary secretary of the Kensington branch in 1911. In 1910 she published ‘Rebel Women’ about life as a suffragette. Sharp was imprisoned twice for her suffragette activities.
In 1912 the Pethick-Lawrences, editors of the WSPU weekly newspaper, were arrested, and Sharp took over as editor. In 1914 she founded the United Suffragists to continue the women’s suffrage campaign.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 53.140/36
- Object name:
- Evelyn Sharp
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- Production date:
- 1905-1914
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 95 mm, W 69 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
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digital image © London Museum
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