Annie Coultate
English teacher and suffragist (1856–1931)
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Annie Coultate (née de Lacy, c. 1856 – 1931) was an English teacher and suffragist in York.[1] She founded the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) branch in York in 1910.
Annie Coultate | |
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| Born | c. 1856 Fulford, North Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1931 Acomb, Yorkshire, England |
Burial place | St Stephen's Church, Acomb, Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Known for | Suffragette activism |
Life
Activism
Coultate became involved in campaigning for women's enfranchisement after being inspired by a talk given by Emmeline Pankhurst in York during 1908.[6] She founded the local Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) branch in York in 1910, when she was 55 years old.[5][7] Coultate organised speakers from the Scarborough WSPU branch, including Adela Pankhurst and Marion Mackenzie, to address the branch in York, and spoke at Scarborough WSPU meetings in return.[8]
Coultate's activism included selling the Votes for Women newspaper from door to door around York,[9] organising the local suffragette boycott of the 1911 census with Violet Key Jones,[3][5][10] and helping Lilian Lenton escape house arrest during her release from prison under the Cat and Mouse Act.[5]
Death
Coultate died in Acomb in 1931 and was buried at St. Stephen's Church, Acomb, North Yorkshire, England.[2]