Alice Franklin

Alice Caroline Franklin
OBE
Born(1885-06-01)1 June 1885
Kensington, London, England
Died6 August 1964(1964-08-06) (aged 79)
London, England
NationalityBritish
EducationNotting Hill and Ealing High School
Organization(s)Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women
Townswomen's Guild
Known forLeading women's organisations
Parent(s)Arthur Ellis Franklin
Caroline Jacob
Relatives

Alice Caroline Franklin OBE (1 June 1885 – 6 August 1964)[1] was a British feminist, secretary of the Jewish League for Woman Suffrage and The Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women, and a key figure in the running of the Townswomen's Guild. Together with Gertrude Horton, she shaped the society from its suffragette roots into an organisation that was apolitical and inclusive, but also provided considerable space for feminist and lesbian women.[2]

  1. ^ Michael Wallach (1980). The Jewish Year Book. p. 218.
  2. ^ Emily Hamer (1996). Britannia's glory: a history of twentieth-century lesbians. Cassell. p. 80. ISBN 0304329673.