Flora Drummond in her Generals' uniform and WSPU sash
Born
Flora McKinnon Gibson
(1878-08-04)4 August 1878
Manchester, England
Died
17 January 1949(1949-01-17) (aged 70)
Carradale, Argyll, Scotland
Nationality
British
Other names
"The General"
Known for
Daring Stunts
Flora McKinnon Drummond (née Gibson) (born 4 August 1878, Manchester – died 17 January 1949, Carradale), was a British suffragette.[1] Nicknamed 'The General' for her habit of leading Women's Rights marches wearing a military style uniform 'with an officers cap and epaulettes'[2] and riding on a large horse, Drummond was an organiser for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and was arrested nine times for her activism in the Women's Suffrage movement. Drummond's main political activity was organising and leading rallies, marches and demonstrations. She was an accomplished orator and had a reputation for being able to put down hecklers with ease.
^Cowman, Krista (23 September 2004). "Drummond [née Gibson; other married name Simpson], Flora McKinnon". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/39177. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Sylvia Pankhurst cited in: Parkins, Wendy (2002). Fashioning the Body Politic. BergPublishers. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-85973-587-9.
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