Evelyn Sharp (suffragist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Evelyn Sharp (suffragist)

Suffragist and children's writer

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1869

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 17-Jun-1955

Profession: writer, suffragette, journalist, children's writer, novelist, autobiographer, suffragist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Evelyn Jane Sharp (1869–1955) was a key figure in two major British women's suffrage societies, the militant Women's Social and Political Union and the United Suffragists.
She helped found the latter and became editor of Votes for Women during the First World War.
She was twice imprisoned and became a tax resister.
An established author who had published in The Yellow Book, she was especially well known for her children's fiction.