Annie Kenney - Wikipedia
Ann "Annie" Kenney (13 September 1879 – 9 July 1953) was an English working-class suffragette and socialist feminist who became a leading figure in the Women's Social and Political Union. She co-founded its first branch in London with Minnie Baldock. Kenney attracted the attention of the press and public in 1905 when she and Christabel Pankhur… See more
BornAnn Kenney · 13 September 1879 · Springhead, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandDied9 July 1953 (aged 73) · Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Annie Kenney: Statue to mark 'overlooked' suffragette
Oct 21, 2018 · A statue design has been unveiled of the "underestimated" suffragette Annie Kenney, who was arrested after asking Winston Churchill about voting rights. Along with activist Christabel...
Newly Discovered Letter Sheds Light on Overlooked …
Sep 28, 2018 · On October 13, 1905, Christabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenney stormed into a political meeting in Manchester, England, and demanded to know if the country’s Liberal government would grant women...
Deeds Not Words: commemorating the women's suffrage …
Although WSPU membership was open to women from all social classes, Annie Kenney was the only working class woman to hold a senior position in the organisation – she was elected …
Statue of England's 'forgotten suffragette' Annie Kenney unveiled …
Oct 19, 2018 · A STATUE to commemorate England’s forgotten suffragette who “stepped up to change the world” is set to be unveiled in December. Oldham-born Annie Kenney was a …
Missive from a militant: testimony from the first British …
Sep 21, 2018 · A previously unknown letter from Annie Kenney, the working-class activist who became the first woman imprisoned for campaigning for the vote, is due to go on public display for the first time after being uncovered by Oxford …
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Annie Kenney - London Remembers
Ann Kenney was an English working-class suffragette and socialist feminist who became a leading figure in the Women's Social and Political Union. She co-founded its first branch in London with Minnie Baldock.
Annie Kenney - Public Statues and Sculpture Association
Annie Kenney. Annie Kenney (1879-1953), suffragette. Born in Springhead near Oldham to a humble family, Kenney worked from the age of 10 in a local cotton mill. She became a leading …
Oldham suffragette statue of Annie Kenney turns four
Dec 17, 2022 · It's been four years since a statue of a woman went up in Oldham town centre - but who is Annie Kenney and what did she do for working-class women's rights?
Annie Kenney is ‘Immortalised’ as statue appeal …
Aug 15, 2018 · A BLUE plaque commemorating Springhead suffragette Annie Kenney has been nominated for an appearance in the new Historic England exhibition ‘Immortalised’. The plaque, to be found on the wall of Leesbrook Mill …
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