Mary Richardson | |
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Born | 1882/3 |
Died | (1961-11-07)7 November 1961 Hastings, East Sussex, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Independent wealth |
Known for | Slashing the Rokeby Venus |
Mary Raleigh Richardson (1882/3 – 7 November 1961) was a Canadian suffragette active in the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom, an arsonist, a socialist parliamentary candidate and later head of the women's section of the British Union of Fascists (BUF) led by Sir Oswald Mosley.