Edith Lanchester

Edith Lanchester
Born28 July 1871 (1871-07-28)
Hove, East Sussex, England
Died26 March 1966 (1966-03-27) (aged 94)
Brighton, East Sussex, England
Other namesBiddy
OccupationSecretary to Eleanor Marx
OrganizationSocial Democratic Federation
Known forSocialist and feminist activism
Children
FatherHenry Jones Lanchester
Family

Edith 'Biddy' Lanchester (28 July 1871 – 26 March 1966) was an English socialist, feminist and suffragette. She became well known in 1895 when her family had her incarcerated in an asylum for planning to live with her lover, who was an Irish, working-class labourer. Lanchester later became secretary to Eleanor Marx.