Isabel Cowe
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Isabel Cowe | |
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| Born | 1 December 1867 |
| Died | 3 January 1931 (aged 63) |
| Other names | "Provost of St Abbs" |
| Occupation(s) | suffragist, campaigner and boarding house owner. |
| Organization(s) | Women's Freedom League Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
Isabel Cowe (1 December 1867–3 January 1931) was a Scottish suffragist, campaigner for the local Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and boarding house owner. She was nicknamed the "Provost of St Abbs".[1]
Cowe was born in Coldingham, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders, in 1867. Her father was a fisherman and her brother Robert died at sea in 1879.[2] Extended family members working as mariners were also lost at sea as she grew up.[3]
St Abbs
Cowe owned the St Abbs Haven boarding house in Berwickshire from 1914 to 1931 and was a popular figure in the village.[1] She campaigned and fundraised for St Abbs to have its own lifeboat and took part in the rescue of passengers and crew from the ship Glanmire when it floundered in Coldingham Bay. She was awarded a RLNI Gold Brooch for her bravery and campaigning.[4]