Edith How-Martyn

Jun 7, 1875 - Feb 2, 1954

Edith How-Martyn was a British suffragette and a member of the Women's Social and Political Union. She was arrested in 1906 for attempting to make a speech in the House of Commons. This was one of the first acts of suffragette militancy. She met Margaret Sanger in 1915 and they created a conference in Geneva. How-Martyn toured India talking about birth control. She had no children and died in Australia.
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