Accrington's Women's Suffrage.

Another local link to the Women's Suffrage movement, was that Jane (Jenny) Kenney, of the influential Kenney clan, and close allies of the Pankhursts, taught in Accrington.

'Caroline Kenney (1880-1952) and Jane (Jenny) Kenney (1884-1961) were the sixth and eighth children of Horatio Nelson Kenney and Ann Wood, and younger sisters of Annie Kenney. They too were suffragettes, and appear to have played a supporting role, providing a refuge for women 'on the run' or temporarily released from prison under the 'Cat and Mouse' Act at their Tower Cressy premises.
Caroline, like her older sisters, began her working life as a child operative in the cotton mills. Subsequently she followed the example of her younger sister Jane and became a Montessori teacher. Jane began her teaching career in Accrington, then studied in Rome with Maria Montessori in 1914, and subsequently became Madame Montessori's appointed 'demonstrator' in England. She and Caroline established their own Montessori school at Tower Cressy, Campden Hill, circa 1915. In 1916 they left England for the United States and were appointed joint teachers in charge of the newly established Lenox School, New York. They retired as joint principals in 1929, and after a period teaching in Philadelphia they settled in California.'
http://www.uea.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.76986!the kenney papers.pdf
 
'Amid considerable laughter the Clerk announced that he had received a communication from the National Association of Women's Suffrage, wanting the board to adopt a petition in favour of female enfranchisement. Mr Bell: You must get Miss Becker to come. Mr John Haworth: I move that all women stop at home and mind their own business (laughter). The Chairman: Can you manage to keep your own at home? (laughter). No reply was given and the subject dropped.
- Accrington Times, 13 April, 1872.
Political ideas in modern Britain ... - Google Books

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f120/lydia-ernestine-becker-51371.html
 
So Accy was at the forefront of Womens suffrage? I supposed the next thing will Rindy will uncover will be Accy trailblazing the vegetarian movement or some other piece of social loonacy.
 
Tealeaf said:
So Accy was at the forefront of Womens suffrage? I supposed the next thing will Rindy will uncover will be Accy trailblazing the vegetarian movement or some other piece of social loonacy.
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The founder of the Vegetarian movement is buried in Church Kirk graveyard, I think Mick has put a piccy on somewhere.
 
Less said:
The founder of the Vegetarian movement is buried in Church Kirk graveyard, I think Mick has put a piccy on somewhere.
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'The society’s first president was James Simpson, a Lancashire industrialist.'
History of Vegetarianism - Transatlantic vegetarians

Church Kirk, near Accrington was established by Oswald, King of Northumbria as a temporary place of worship....In the churchyard of what was once St. James lies the grave of James Simpson, the 19th century president of the Vegetarian Society.
http://www.btinternet.com/~johnhglen/lancashire_s_hill_country.htm

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If I recall correctly, his is the big grave on the right hand side as you enter the churchyard. Engraved on there is his age at death - 44 years. So eating his greens didn't exactly do him much good, did it?
 
Tealeaf said:
If I recall correctly, his is the big grave on the right hand side as you enter the churchyard. Engraved on there is his age at death - 44 years. So eating his greens didn't exactly do him much good, did it?
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'The society’s first president was James Simpson, a Lancashire industrialist.'
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No he probably died at the hands of his workers when he tried to put a stop to the morning bacon buttie break!
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Good God Man, call yourself a purveyor of bacon sarnies?
A bacon butt' must never, ever, be cut into triangles,
it should always be in the form of a darned good doorstop!
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'Accrington Branch of the National Union of Women's Sufferage Societies held a Public Meeting on the 4th inst., in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall Accrington. Mrs. Conway was the speaker, and Mrs. Belsey, the oldest local supporter, took the chair. Mrs. Conway was supported by the Rev. Moffat Logan (:eek:), Rev. Humphreys, and Mr. Whitehead, representing the local Labout Party.'
'The address was on the 'The Political Situation of Women's Sufferage'. Mrs. Conway outlined the work done by the women during the war, emphasising the industrial side. She thought that the problem that would arise after the war could only be satisfactorily dealt with by giving women the vote. The meeting was well reported by the press. The collection covered all expenses, and forty-two copies of The Common Cause were sold.'
- The Common Cause, October 27, 1916.
The Common Cause - Google News Archive Search
 
Re. #4, Rindy - 5, Christ Church Terrace(Street) was our family home for nearly twenty years - loved it there, but we all thought it was haunted - do you know what happened to Miss Florence Hoare?:eek:
 
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Re. #4, Rindy - 5, Christ Church Terrace(Street) was our family home for nearly twenty years - loved it there, but we all thought it was haunted - do you know what happened to Miss Florence Hoare?:eek:
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As we know, Accy Web proves yet again, we live in a small world.

I'm sorry, no more information about Florence Hoare...as yet.

I was hoping that by naming some of the people involved, someone might know them, or have some connection.

Hopefully someone might know.

:)
 
garinda said:
As we know, Accy Web proves yet again, we live in a small world.

I'm sorry, no more information about Florence Hoare...as yet.

I was hoping that by naming some of the people involved, someone might know them, or have some connection.

Hopefully someone might know.

:)
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See this thread, http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f69/conservative-candidate-named-52246-10.html#post798019

I'm sure there is someone mentioned in it that is desperate enough to claim a spirit as a relative after all, a ghost of a chance is all we have of her naming her relatives on here, (please God, if she does find family members don't let her be related to me, I couldn't stand the thought of it).
:D
 
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See this thread, http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f69/conservative-candidate-named-52246-10.html#post798019

I'm sure there is someone mentioned in it that is desperate enough to claim a spirit as a relative after all, a ghost of a chance is all we have of her naming her relatives on here, (please God, if she does find family members don't let her be related to me, I couldn't stand the thought of it).
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'Suprise, suprise arrrrrrrgh Less.'

'You thought you were just here to appeal for for the cat's home you run, but we've got news for you.'

'Someone's been lookin' for you arrrrrrrgh Less!'

'Come in arrrrrrgh Karen, and meet your long lost cousin arrrrrrgh Less.'
 
garinda said:
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'Suprise, suprise arrrrrrrgh Less.'

'You thought you were just here to appeal for for the cat's home you run, but we've got news for you.'

'Someone's been lookin' for you arrrrrrrgh Less!'

'Come in arrrrrrgh Karen, and meet your long lost cousin arrrrrrgh Less.'
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She's too busy Rindy spending all this week in the Jungle of Hyndburn, (known locally as Upt' Coppice), recording 'I'm a Tory get me out of here', the finals of which are due to be aired early morning on the 7th of May.
:)
 
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