Lydia Becker
(1827-1890)
woman and Suffragist
Died aged c. 63
Wikidata WikipediaLydia Ernestine Becker (24 February 1827 – 18 July 1890) was a leader in the early British suffrage movement, as well as an amateur scientist with interests in biology and astronomy. She established Manchester as a centre for the suffrage movement and with Richard Pankhurst she arranged for the first woman to vote in a British election and a court case was unsuccessfully brought to exploit the precedent. Becker is also remembered for founding and publishing the Women's Suffrage Journal between 1870 and 1890.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
The family home of Lydia Ernestine Becker 1827-1890 Suffragist, campaigner and political lobbyist, founder of the National Society for Women's Suffrage. Women gained the full vote in 1928
Foxdenton Hall Park, Springs Rd, Chadderton, Oldham, United Kingdom where they lived