Rebellious Daughters of History #29 by Judy Cox Poplar Revolt: Minnie Lansbury (1889 – 1922) Minnie Glassman, the daughter of Jewish coal merchant Isaac Glassman, was born in Stepney in […]
Rebellious Daughters of History #28 by Judy Cox Mexican Revolutionary: Margarita Neri Margarita Neri, “The Rebel Queen of Morelos”, was the daughter of a Mayan Indian and a former Mexican […]
Rebellious Daughters of History #27 by Judy Cox Agitating for Reform: Ernestine Louise Rose (1810 – 1892) Rose Potowska was born in Poland. Her father was a wealthy rabbi and […]
Rebellious Daughters of History #26 by Judy Cox Striking a Light: Sarah Chapman (1862-1945) Sarah was born in 1862 to Samuel Chapman, a brewer and sometime docker, and Sarah Ann […]
Rebellious Daughters of History #25 by Judy Cox The Red: Louise Bryant (1885 –1936) Louise grew up in rural Nevada and attended the University of Nevada and the University of […]
Rebellious Daughters of History #24 by Judy Cox ‘We are Lions’’: Jayaben Desai (1933 – 2010) Jayaben Desai was born in 1933 in Gujarat, India. She later migrated to Britain, […]
Rebellious Daughters of History #23 by Judy Cox Labour Movement Martyrs and their Stories: Ella May Wiggins (1900 – 1929) and Mary Heaton (1874-1966) Ella May was born Sevierville, Tennessee, […]
Rebellious Daughters of History #22 by Judy Cox The most dangerous woman in America: Mary ‘Mother’ Jones (1837-1933) Mary Harris was born in 1837 in County Cork, Ireland. Her father […]
Rebellious Daughters of History #21 by Judy Cox Mary Shelley (1797-1851) Mary Shelley was the daughter of the radical philosopher William Godwin and the famous feminists, Mary Wollstonecraft who died […]
Rebellious Daughters of History #20 by Judy Cox From Celebrity Cinderella to Communist: Rose Pastor Stokes (1879-1933) Rose Pastor Stokes was born into poverty, ‘I slipped into the world while […]
Rebellious Daughters of History #19 by Judy Cox Suffragist, Socialist, Republican, Communist: Charlotte Despard (1844-1939) Charlotte French was born in Kent in 1844. When she was ten her father died […]
Rebellious Daughters of History #18 by Judy Cox Racism, Riot and Unceasing Revolt: Lucy Parsons (1851-1942) Lucy Parsons was born in Virginia in 1851, the daughter of a slave. In […]
