Lilla Brockway | |
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| Born | Lilla Harvey-Smith 8 March 1889 Hackney, London, England |
| Died | 1974 (aged 84–85) Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Occupation(s) | Suffragist and pacifist |
| Organisation(s) | Independent Labour Party; National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies; No-Conscription Fellowship |
| Known for | Initiating the No-Conscription Fellowship |
| Movement | Socialism, Suffrage, Conscientious Objection |
| Spouse | Fenner Brockway (married 1914–45) |
| Children | 4 |
Lilla Brockway (née Harvey-Smith; 8 March 1889 – 1974)[1] was a British suffragist, socialist, and pacifist.[2][3][4] It was a suggestion of Lilla's which initiated the No-Conscription Fellowship.[5][6][7] As such, it has been written that Lilla Brockway "may truly be regarded as the Mother of the British C.O. [conscientious objectors'] movement".[8][9]
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- ^ Rowbotham, Sheila (1997). A century of women : the history of women in Britain and the United States. London: Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-87420-0.
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- ^ "50 Violet Tillard, letter to NCF members, 1916 | Special Collections | Library | University of Leeds". library.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ Wiltsher, Anne (1985). Most dangerous women : feminist peace campaigners of the Great War. London; Boston: Pandora Press. ISBN 978-0-86358-010-9.
- ^ Chatfield, Charles (1975). International war resistance through World War II. New York: Garland Pub. ISBN 978-0-8240-0449-1.
- ^ Wade, Stephen (2016). No more soldiering : conscientious objectors in the First World War. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-4894-1.