Marie du Sautoy Newby
English suffragette (1880–1962)
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Kathleen Marie Anstice Newby (née du Sautoy, 1880–1962) was an English suffragette.
Kathleen Marie Anstice du Sautoy Newby | |
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| Born | 1880 Bromley, Kent, England |
| Died | 1962 (aged 81–82) Devon, England |
| Organisation(s) | Women's Social and Political Union, Church League for Women's Suffrage |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Hunger Strike Medal |
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Newby joined the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) after hearing Annie Kenney speak at the Runnacleave Theatre in November 1910.[3] She became Honorary Secretary of the Ilfracombe and Barnstable branch of the WSPU[5] and campaigned in Ilfracombe wearing an apron advertising the newspaper Votes for Women.[1] She also became Secretary of the Church League for Women's Suffrage.
In June 1911, Newby participated with Nurse Anne Ball in The Great Procession of Women.[3] On 4 March 1912, Newby protested in London and broke a window at the Home Office. She was inspired by the suffragette glass breaker Helen Millar Craggs, who she had worked with when Craggs was employed in North Devon as a paid WSPU organiser.[6] Newby was sentenced to two months imprisonment with hard labour.[6] During her imprisonment, she went on hunger strike and was awarded the Hunger Strike Medal for valour after release.[7][8]
She died in 1962.[1]