Laura Annie Willson

Laura Annie Willson
MBE
Black and white portrait of Laurie Annie Wilson taken in approximately 1925. She is seated, looking away from the camera, a book in her lap and what is presumed to be here MBE pinned to her dress.
Willson c.1925
Born
Laura Annie Buckley

(1877-08-15)15 August 1877
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Died17 April 1942(1942-04-17) (aged 64)
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Occupation(s)Engineer, housebuilder, women's rights campaigner
SpouseGeorge Henry Willson
Children2

Laura Annie Willson MBE (née Buckley) (15 August 1877 – 17 April 1942) was an English engineer and suffragette, who was twice imprisoned for her political activities. She was one of the founding members of the Women's Engineering Society and was the first female member of the Federation of House Builders.