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Isabel Seymour

1882 – 1968

UK suffragette

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About Isabel Seymour

Lived 1882 – 1968 (aged 85–86). Isabel Seymour was a British secretary, suffragette and politician.

Isabel Marion Seymour (1882–1963) was an English suffragette who was employed by the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). She undertook speaking tours in Europe. She later became a local councillor in Hampshire.

Life Seymour was born in 1882 in Middlesex in England. Her parents were Charles and Marion Seymour.

Seymour was introduced to the Women's Social and Political Union by her close friends Frederick Pethick Lawrence and Emmeline Pethick Lawrence. She was employed by the WSPU as hospitality secretary in September 1906. She was involved in administering the accommodation and bail that was required by WSPU members,

Seymour was a fluent and confident speaker in English and German and she spoke at a meeting of the Prussian National Association for Women's Suffrage in Germany on the on behalf of the WSPU.

Seymour later moved to Canada for eight years but she returned to the UK. She became a county councillor for Hampshire. She died in 1963.

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Important facts

Born
1882, Middlesex
Birth century
Died
1968
Occupation
Secretary, suffragette, politician
Nationality
Employers
Women's Social and Political Union
Also known as
Isabel Marion Seymour

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Isabel Seymour's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Isabel Seymour?

UK suffragette

When was Isabel Seymour born?

Isabel Seymour was born in 1882 in Middlesex.

When did Isabel Seymour die?

Isabel Seymour died in 1968.

What was Isabel Seymour's occupation?

Isabel Seymour was a secretary, suffragette and politician.

What nationality was Isabel Seymour?

Isabel Seymour was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Isabel Seymour

· Wikidata: Q55082592

· DBpedia: Isabel Seymour

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