Violet Aitken | |
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| Born | Marion Violet Aitken 21 January 1886 |
| Died | November 1987 (aged 101) Hertfordshire, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Suffragette |
| Movement | Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) |
Violet Aitken (21 January 1886 – November 1987) was a British suffragette. She was born Marion Violet Aitken and raised in Bedfordshire, and she was the daughter of William Aitken, who became Canon of Norwich Cathedral. She had a sister, Rose, who took up theosophy.
She became a suffragette and editor of The Suffragette and was imprisoned and force-fed. Latterly, she lived in Hertfordshire, where she died in 1987, aged 101.[1]
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