Kate Harvey | |
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| Born | Felicia Catherine Glanvill 13 November 1862 Peckham, London, England |
| Died | 29 April 1946 (aged 83) Hartfield, East Sussex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Catherine Harvey, Felicia Kate Harvey, Katherine Felicia Harvey |
| Occupation(s) | charity worker, boarding house director, suffragist |
| Years active | 1890s to 1946 |
Kate Harvey (13 November 1862 – 29 April 1946) was an English suffragist, physiotherapist, and charity worker. Profoundly deaf and widowed at a young age, she operated a home for women and children, and then later for disabled children. She participated in the Women's Tax Resistance League and was jailed for her refusal to pay tax if she were not allowed the right to vote. She was the first person imprisoned for failure to pay a tax under the Insurance Act.