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Sarah Benett

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British Suffragette and activist for women's rights

Lived 1850 to 1924 · aged 74
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Sarah Barbara Benett was a suffragette, a member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and Treasurer of the Women's Freedom League (WFL).

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Sarah Benett as Treasurer of the Women's Freedom League in 1909 by Lena ConnellSarah Benett as Treasurer of the Women's Freedom League in 1909 by Lena Connellsuffragette window smashing campaignsuffragette window smashing campaignThe seven who reached Selby, including Sarah Benett (standing second from right)The seven who reached Selby, including Sarah Benett (standing second from right)

Awards 2

Hunger Strike Medal
Holloway brooch

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About this person

Sarah Barbara Benett was a suffragette, a member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and Treasurer of the Women's Freedom League (WFL). She was one of the "Brown Women" who walked from Edinburgh to London in 1912 and went on hunger strike during her imprisonment in Holloway Prison for which she received the WSPU's Hunger Strike Medal and Holloway brooch.

Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1850 to 1924 · aged 74
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