Ada Flatman (1876–1952) was a British
suffragette in the United Kingdom and the United States. She was sent to
Holloway Prison after taking part in the "raid" on the Houses of Parliament in 1908, led by
Marion Wallace Dunlop,
Ada Wright and
Katherine Douglas Smith, and a second wave by
Una Dugdale. The following year she was employed by the
Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) to organise their activities in Liverpool, taking over from
Mary Phillips. In July 1910, Flatman was a key speaker at one of the platforms in the 10,000 women rally at
Hyde Park, London. She worked with
Alice Stewart Ker, but it was Flatman who was trusted by
Emmeline Pethick when Liverpool requested that they be allowed to open a WSPU shop. The shop was set up for her by
Patricia Woodlock and became a success, raising substantial funds for the cause. Flatman organised the publicity surrounding the release of Woodlock, who had completed a prison term in Holloway.
Photograph credit: Harris & Ewing; restored by Adam Cuerden