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This microhistory gathers together what is known about two remarkable women. Gooda and Newell commemorate a pair of unassuming radicals whom history might have been in danger of forgetting, women who changed the face of their local village forever and also made their mark in the national fight for female suffrage.
Ellen and Edith Beck lived in Billingshurst from 1901 until their deaths. They were widely know for their philanthropy in the local area, but there is more to their story. Active in the suffrage movement and friends with Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, they weren’t afraid to fight for what they believed in.
This microhistory gathers together what is known about two remarkable women. Gooda and Newell commemorate a pair of unassuming radicals whom history might have been in danger of forgetting, women who changed the face of their local village forever and also made their mark in the national fight for female suffrage.
Ellen and Edith Beck lived in Billingshurst from 1901 until their deaths. They were widely know for their philanthropy in the local area, but there is more to their story. Active in the suffrage movement and friends with Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, they weren’t afraid to fight for what they believed in.