Florence Moon was an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

suffragist Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise, is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote). In some languages, and occasionally in English, the right to v ...

, born in

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Early life

Florence Moon was from Birmingham, where her mother was involved in suffrage work.

Activism

Florence Moon attended a speech by

Christabel Pankhurst Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst, (; 22 September 1880 – 13 February 1958) was a British suffragette born in Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bord ...

in 1911, and became active as a suffrage organizer in

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

. She was a founder and leader of the Connacht Women's Franchise League (C.W.F.L.). In 1914 she was part of a C.W.F.L. deputation which met

Stephen Gwynn Stephen Lucius Gwynn (13 February 1864 – 11 June 1950) was an Irish journalist, biographer, author, poet and Protestant Nationalist politician. As a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party he represented Galway city as its Member of Parliament ...

, M.P., in order to obtain his support for women teachers. She was also an active member of the Women's National Health Association. With the outbreak of the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, Moon and many other Galway suffragists became involved in efforts concerning the war, such as fund-raising and provisions.

Personal life

Florence Moon was married to Charles Moon, owner of a prestigious Galway drapery store. They had three children, Blanche, Elsa, and Charles. The couple left Galway in 1918, and lived in England thereafter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moon, Florence People from County Galway Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing 20th-century Irish people 20th-century Irish women Irish suffragists

Early life

Activism

Personal life

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