Helen Archdale
Helen Alexander Archdale (née Russel; 25 August 1876 – 8 December 1949) was a Scottish feminist, suffragette and journalist. Archdale was the Sheffield branch organiser for the Women's Social and Political Union and later its prisoners' secretary in London.
Helen Archdale | |
|---|---|
| Born | Helen Alexander Russel 25 August 1876 Nenthorn, Scotland |
| Died | 8 December 1949 (aged 73) St John's Wood, London, England |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
| Movement | Women's Social and Political Union |
| Spouse |
Theodore Montgomery Archdale
(m. 1901) |
| Children | Betty Archdale |
Active during the First World War, Archdale initiated a training farm for women agricultural workers in 1914. In 1917 she served as a clerical worker with Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps, transferring in 1918 to the women's department of the Ministry of National Service.
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