Nellie Cressall

Nellie Frances Cressall (1882–1973) was an East End suffragette and labour activist.

Nellie was born in Stepney in 1882 and became politically active in 1907, working with the Independent Labour Party.

In 1912 she met Sylvia Pankhurst and decide to become involved in the struggle for women's equality.[1]

In 1921 she was one of Poplar councillors sent to prison for refusing to follow a court order demanding they implement what they regarded as an unfair form of taxation. She was sent to Holloway prison on 1 September 1921. She was six months pregnant, but nevertheless was left for 24 hours alone in her cell.[2] Following a public outcry she was released on 21 September. The Poplar Rates Rebellion was successful with the government and the London County Council backing down. The rest of the imprisoned Councillors were released on 12 October.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nellie Cressall". East London Suffragette Festival. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Alan (2000). Class Struggle and Social Welfare. Abingdon: Routledge.
  3. ↑ Simkin, John. "Nellie Cressall". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
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