# Edith Rigby

> Edith Rigby was an English suffragette who used arson as a way to further the cause of women's suffrage. She founded a night school in Preston called St Peter's School, aimed at educating women and girls. Later she became a prominent activist, and was incarcerated seven times and committed several acts of arson. She was a contemporary of Christabel and Sylvia Pankhurst.

*English suffragette*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/edith-rigby

## Identity
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1872-10-18
- **Died:** 1950-07-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Edith Rigby](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Rigby)
- [إيدث ريغبي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%AB_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%BA%D8%A8%D9%8A)
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- [Edith Rigby](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Rigby)
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- [എഡിത്ത് റിഗ്ബി](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%A1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AC%E0%B4%BF)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5338655)

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