Clara Gilbert Cole

Clara Gilbert Cole (; 4 December 1868 – 4 February 1956) was an English suffragist, socialist, pacifist, anarchist, poet, and pamphleteer.

Early life Clara Gilbert was born in Nantwich, Cheshire on 4 December 1868, the daughter of Mary Jane Greaves and Josiah Gilbert, a boot and shoe manufacturer.

Her father and mother died in 1882 and 1883 respectively, leaving Clara an orphan. with Herbert Cole providing illustrations for both the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) (of which Clara was a member) She dedicated the book to "The Conscientious Objector", and used the preface to explain how she had come to be imprisoned:

Death and legacy Herbert Cole died in London on 12 September 1931, aged 64. Clara donated works of Herbert's to both the Victoria and Albert and the British Museum.

Clara Gilbert Cole died on 4 February 1956, aged 87. She was described by anarchist and editor of Freedom John Hewetson as “one of the oldest comrades of the anarchist movement”. He also noted Gilbert Cole's opposition to all established religion, which made the religious service performed at her funeral particularly inappropriate.