Edith Sutton

Edith Mary Sutton
Newly installed mayor, alderman Miss E.M. Sutton (10 November 1933)
Born1862
Died1957
Known forFirst female councillor, mayor, alderman of Reading, Berkshire
Movementsuffragist

Edith Mary Sutton (1862–1957)[1] was the first woman to become a councillor in England,[2] the first female mayor in Reading,[2] and a suffragist.[3]

  1. ^ "Madam Mayor". Journal of Liberal History. 89: 18. 2015–2016.
  2. ^ a b "Death of Miss E M Hutton". Reading Standard. 5 April 1957.
  3. ^ "Reading Women's Council". The Vote. 18 October 1918. p. 431.