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Alice Hawkins

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Leicester suffragette

United KingdomLived 1863 to 1946 · aged 83
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Alice Hawkins (1863-1946) was a leading English suffragette among the boot and shoe machinists of Leicester. She went to prison five times for acts committed as part of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) militant campaign.

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The entrance to the factory where Hawkins worked now has a plaque in her honourThe entrance to the factory where Hawkins worked now has a plaque in her honourAlice Hawkins bail notice for resisting arrest on 1 February 1907Alice Hawkins bail notice for resisting arrest on 1 February 1907on the Leicester Walk of Fameon the Leicester Walk of FameAlice Hawkins statue in Leicester MarketAlice Hawkins statue in Leicester MarketRuth Pownall as Alice Hawkins Suffragette at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023Ruth Pownall as Alice Hawkins Suffragette at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023

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1909Hunger Strike Medal

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Alice Hawkins (1863-1946) was a leading English suffragette among the boot and shoe machinists of Leicester. She went to prison five times for acts committed as part of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) militant campaign. Her husband Alfred Hawkins was also an active suffragist and received £100 when his kneecap was fractured as he was ejected from a meeting in Bradford. In 2018 a statue of Alice was unveiled in Leicester Market Square.

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United Kingdom
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1863 to 1946 · aged 83
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