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