Helen Archdale, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Helen Archdale

Feminist and journalist

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1876

Place of Birth: Nenthorn, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1949

Profession: writer, politician, suffragette

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Helen Alexander Archdale (née Russel) (25 August 1876 – 8 December 1949) was a Scottish feminist, suffragette and journalist.
Archdale was the Sheffield branch organiser for the Women's Social and Political Union and later its prisoners' secretary in London. Active during the First World War, Archdale initiated a training farm for women agricultural workers in 1914.
In 1917 she served as a clerical worker with Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps, transferring in 1918 to the women's department of the Ministry of National Service.