Gordon Holmes (suffragette)

Gordon Holmes
Black and white portrait photograph of Gordon Holmes. Framed so we can only see her from the shoulders upwards, she is turning to look into the camera - a middle-aged woman wearing a black hat, with a large fur draped around her shoulders, and bearing a resolute expression on her face.
Born(1884-09-30)30 September 1884
London
Died21 November 1951(1951-11-21) (aged 67)
London
Occupations
  • Stockbroker
  • Author
  • Trade Unionist

Gordon Holmes (30 September 1884 – 21 November 1951) was a British stockbroker, suffragette, trade unionist, and author. From the end of World War I until her retirement in the 1940s she was one of the most successful City financiers of her generation, well-known both for her entrepreneurial acumen and for her advocacy for women in business.

Though she was sometimes credited as the United Kingdom's "first woman stockbroker" during her lifetime, she was preceded by Amy Bell by at least 20 years.