Flora Drummond | |
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![]() Drummond in her Generals' uniform and WSPU sash | |
Born | Flora McKinnon Gibson 4 August 1878 Manchester, England |
Died | 17 January 1949 | (aged 70)
Other names | "The General" |
Known for | Daring stunts |
Flora McKinnon Drummond (née Gibson; 4 August 1878 – 17 January 1949) was a British suffragette.[1] Nicknamed 'The General' for her habit of leading women's rights marches wearing a military style uniform 'with an officers cap and epaulettes'[2] and riding on a large horse, Drummond was an organiser for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and was arrested nine times for her activism in the women's suffrage movement. Drummond's main political activity was organising and leading rallies, marches and demonstrations. She was an accomplished orator and had a reputation for being able to put down hecklers with ease.
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