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Edith Sutton
Edith Mary Sutton (1862–1957) was the first woman to become a councillor in England, the first female Mayor in Reading, Berkshire, Reading, and a suffragist. Biography Sutton was a member of the wealthy Suttons Seeds, Sutton Seeds family of Reading. In 1901, she was elected as a 'Moderate' to Reading School Board; fourth out of seventeen candidates. In the next year, she was involved in establishing a Navvy Mission Society, Navvy Mission, for religious instruction and social 'enjoyments' for 400–500 workmen who were to be in the town for at least a year building branch lines. When Qualification of Women (County and Borough Councils) Act 1907, electoral law changed and women could be elected in municipal elections, Sutton was returned unopposed for Reading as the first female councillor. Involvement in women's suffrage movement Dr. Mary Cruickshank was in the chair when the Reading Suffrage Society was formed as part of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reading, Berkshire
Reading ( ) is a town and borough in Berkshire, Southeast England, southeast England. Located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the rivers River Thames, Thames and River Kennet, Kennet, the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway serve the town. Reading is east of Swindon, south of Oxford, west of London and north of Basingstoke. Reading is a major commercial centre, especially for information technology and insurance. It is also a regional retail centre, serving a large area of the Thames Valley with its shopping centre, the The Oracle, Reading, Oracle. It is home to the University of Reading. Every year it hosts the Reading and Leeds Festivals, Reading Festival, one of England's biggest music festivals. Reading has a professional association football team, Reading F.C., and participates in many other sports. Reading dates from the 8th century. It was an important trading and ecclesiastical centre in the Middle Ages, the site of Reading Abbey, one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
