Edith How-Martyn

Edith How-Martyn
Edith How-Martyn in 1914
Born	Edith How (1875-06-07)7 June 1875 London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died	2 February 1954(1954-02-02) (aged 78) Sydney, Australia
Nationality	British
Education	University College, Aberystwyth
Occupation	Suffragette
Spouse	George Herbert Martyn ​ ​ (m. 1899)​
Children	none

Edith How-Martyn (née How; 17 June 1875 – 2 February 1954) was a British suffragette and a member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). She was arrested in 1906 for attempting to make a speech in the House of Commons. This was one of the first acts of suffragette militancy. She met Margaret Sanger in 1915 and they created a conference in Geneva. How-Martyn toured India talking about birth control. She had no children and died in Australia.