Maud Mary Brindley
Maud Mary Brindley | |
|---|---|
 Brindley in 1914 | |
| Born | Mary Maud Eadon Carlisle, England |
| Died | 28 November 1939 (aged 73) West Malling, Kent, England |
| Nationality | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Spouse | John Angell James Brindley |
Maud Mary Brindley (1866 – 28 November 1939) was an English artist and suffragette and a member of the Women's Social and Political Union.
Early life[edit]
Brindley was born in Carlisle in 1866 the daughter of Major Eadon.[1]
Activist[edit]
She was arrested for "incitement to rush the House of Commons" following a rally at Trafalgar Square in October 1908 which led to a three-month term in Holloway.[2] She was remanded for
In 1913 Brindley was arrested and sentenced for breaking shop windows in Oxford Street; she served a five-month sentence at Holloway.[3][4]
Family life[edit]
Brindley married fellow artist and landscape painter John Angell James Brindley in 1899. She died on 28 November 1939 at West Malling, in Kent.
References[edit]
- ^ "Women's Social and Political Unit". Votes for Women. 22 July 1910.
- ^ "The suffragist Disturbances". The Times. No. 38778. London. 15 October 1908. p. 8.
- ^ "Suffragists at Clerkenwell Sessions - Speeches from the dock". The Suffragette. 14 February 1913. p. 4.
- ^ "Prisoners". The Suffragette. 30 May 1913. p. 12.