Mary Gawthorpe
(1881-1973)
Commemorated on 1 plaque
Mary Gawthorpe socialist and suffragette lived here 1905-1907. Born in Woodhouse, she struggled to achieve financial independence as a school teacher. Inspired by Christabel Pankhurst, she was imprisoned in Holloway for her protests at the House of Commons and elsewhere. She was a Women's Social and Political Union organiser and sat on its national committee. 1881-1973
Warrel's Mount, Bramley, Leeds, United Kingdom where they lived (1905-1907)