Marion Mackenzie
British medical doctor and suffragette (1873–1951)
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Marion Ellen Mackenzie (c.1873–1951) was a British medical doctor and suffragette based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.[1]
Marion Mackenzie | |
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| Born | c. 1873 Normanton, West Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1951 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | medical doctor |
| Organization | Women's Social and Political Union |
Life
Mackenzie was born in 1873 in Normanton, West Riding of Yorkshire.[1]
Mackenzie worked as a medical doctor and contributed to publications such as The British Medical Journal.[2] She also gave talks to The Parents National Education Union, such as on the topic of "Health in the Home" in 1907.[3]
Mackenzie was a suffragette and worked closely with Adela Pankhurst to build a local Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) branch in Scarborough.[4] She served as branch treasurer and later as secretary.[5] She also gave speeches at the WSPU branch in York, organised by Annie Coultate.[6]
Mackenzie was arrested on 18 November 1910 as part of a WSPU deputation to deputation to Westminsterin London.[1][7] She also participated in the suffragette boycott of the 1911 census.[8][page needed]
In her later life Mackenzie lived in Leeds and worked at a local hospital. She died in 1951.[9]
Legacy
A plaque commemorating the former WSPU office was erected by the Scarborough and District Civic Society at 33 St Nicholas Cliff, Scarborough, on International Women's Day in 2024.[10]