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About Olive Beamish
Olive Beamish was an Irish-born suffragette, women's rights campaigner, and trade unionist educated at Girton College Cambridge. Beamish wore a Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) badge while still at school. Also known as "Phyllis Brady", Beamish became involved in the militant suffragette movement, including attacking postboxes and arson. Beamish was imprisoned and force-fed and was one of the first to be released under the "Cat and Mouse" Act. She was later sentenced to 18 months with hard labour. Beamish was fluent in six languages and was recognised by her movement with a medal for valour.
Everything about Olive Beamish →- Born
- 1890, June 17, 1890
- Died
- 1978, April 14, 1978