Florence Lockwood
Florence Elizabeth Lockwood | |
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Born | Florence Elizabeth Murray October 21, 1861 Devonport, Devon, UK |
Died | March 27, 1937 London, UK | (aged 75)
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Slade School of Fine Art |
Spouse | Josiah Lockwood (married 1902-1924) |
Florence Elizabeth Lockwood (1861-1937) was an English suffragist and political activist who was mainly active in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Early life
Lockwood was born in 1861 in
Personal life
In 1902, Lockwood married Josiah Lockwood, a woollen manufacturer, and moved to Black Rock House in Linthwaite, a village in the Colne Valley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] The couple never had any children.
Campaigning for women's suffrage
Lockwood first became involved in public political work in around 1907, and for the next fifteen years she was a significant figure in local politics. She was originally converted to the suffrage cause after hearing
Other political activities
Lockwood was also involved in local politics more broadly. She was President of Colne Valley Women's Liberal Association and served on the Huddersfield Liberal Executive.
Art
Lockwood retained her gift for sketching and painting throughout her life. She was vice-president of Huddersfield Art Society and exhibited her work locally.[13] Using her artistic talents, she designed and embroidered the NUWSS branch's 'Votes for Women' suffrage banner which depicted the Colne Valley. The banner was completed in 1911 and is now held in Huddersfield's Tolson Museum.[14]
Later life
When her husband Josiah Lockwood died in 1924 she moved to London. She died in London in 1937.[15]
Written works
Florence Lockwood kept a diary throughout her whole life, and the diaries for 1914-1920 survive. Both her unpublished and published works are held at West Yorkshire Archives and Leeds University Archives.
Her published works include:
- F. Lockwood, Printed Diary Extracts (privately printed for small circulation, 1921).
- F. Lockwood, The Enfranchisement of Women (Slaithwaite, undated).
- F. Lockwood, An Ordinary Life, 1861-1924 (Loughborough, 1932).
References
- ^ Liddington, Jill (2006). Rebel Girls: Their Fight for the Vote. London: Virago. pp. 138, 343.
- ^ Liddington, Jill (2006). Rebel Girls: Their Fight for the Vote. London: Virago. p. 343.
- ^ Liddington, Jill (2006). Rebel Girls: Their Fight for the Vote. London: Virago. pp. 151–157.
- ^ Lockwood, Florence (1932). An Ordinary Life. Loughborough.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Obituary, Mrs. Lockwood". The Yorkshire Post. 31 March 1937. p. 5.
- ^ Liddington, Jill (2006). Rebel Girls: Their Fight for the Vote. London: Virago. pp. 265, 294.
- ^ Liddington, Jill (1989). The long road to Greenham: feminism and anti-militarism in Britain since 1820. London: Virago. pp. 72–75.
- ^ Liddington, Jill (2006). Rebel Girls: Their Fight for the Vote. London: Virago. p. 159.
- ^ "Obituary, Mrs. Lockwood". The Yorkshire Post. 31 March 1937. p. 5.
- ^ Liddington, Jill (1989). The long road to Greenham: feminism and anti-militarism in Britain since 1820. London: Virago. pp. 83, 126–7.
- ^ Lockwood, Florence (1932). An Ordinary Life. Loughborough. p. 234.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Pearce, Cyril (2001). Comrades in Conscience: The story of an English community's opposition to the Great War. London: Francis Boutle Publishers. pp. 190, 200.
- ^ "Obituary, Mrs. Lockwood". The Yorkshire Post. 31 March 1937. p. 5.
- ^ "Huddersfield's Suffragist Banner". Women's Suffrage in Kirklees, Kirklees Museums and Galleries. 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Obituary, Mrs. Lockwood". The Yorkshire Post. 31 March 1937. p. 5.