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Edith Rigby Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Edith Rigby, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

2 records1913–19132 events1 places

Chronological biography

1913

Militant Suffrage Arson8 July 1913
Politics / WPSU · Suffragette · Rivington

Uses property destruction to protest women's political exclusion.

Rivington Pike Bungalow Fire8 July 1913
Politics / WPSU · Suffragette · Rivington

Claims responsibility for burning Lord Leverhulme's empty bungalow.

Titles and roles

Suffragette

Record provenance

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