Dora Marsden

Dora Marsden
Marsden in 1912
Marsden in 1912
BornDora Marsden
5 March 1882
Marsden, Yorkshire, England
Died13 December 1960 (aged 78)
Dumfries, Scotland
Occupationeditor, essayist, suffragist, philosopher, feminist
NationalityEnglish
Literary movementwomen's suffrage, feminism, anarchism, modernism
Notable worksThe Freewoman
The New Freewoman
The Egoist

Dora Marsden (5 March 1882 – 13 December 1960) was an English suffragette, editor of literary journals, and philosopher of language. Beginning her career as an activist in the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), Marsden eventually broke off from the suffragist organization in order to found a journal that would provide a space for more radical voices in the movement. Her prime importance lies with her contributions to the suffrage movement, her criticism of the Pankhursts' WSPU, and her radical feminism, via The Freewoman. There are those who also claim she has relevance to the emergence of literary modernism, while others value her contribution to the understanding of Egoism.[1]

  1. ^ Blake, Trevor (7 February 2016). "Dora Marsden (1882–1960)". Union Of Egoists. ISSN 2639-5339. OCLC 1055555533. Retrieved 31 January 2020.