Mary Atkinson was a British suffragette and trade unionist.
Biography Born in Lancashire, Mary Atkinson grew up in Brierfield. She worked as a textile worker and joined the Textile Committee (Lancashire and Cheshire Women Textile and other Worker's Representation Committee). In 1910, she began her campaign for women's suffrage and became a member of the Nelson & Clitheroe Suffrage Society, alongside Harriette Beanland, Margaret Aldersley, Cissy Foley, Clara Staton and Selina Cooper.
See also Women's suffrage Suffragette List of suffragists and suffragettes List of British suffragists and suffragettes Feminism in the United Kingdom
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