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Fraser, Helen Miller (afterwards Moyes, women's activist and parliamentary candidate) (1881-1979.)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1881-1979. - 1979

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Diary and correspondence of Helen Fraser.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.14066/1-6
Scope and Contents Helen Fraser was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, the third of ten children of Scottish parents, and grew up in Glasgow. After hearing a speech by Teresa Billington-Greig in 1906, Fraser became a devoted campaigner and organiser for women's suffrage. During the First World War she was recruited to work for the government, and in 1917-18 was sent on propaganda tours of the United States and France to promote greater understanding of the British war effort and of women in public life. She stood...
Dates: 1904-1961.