Flora McKinnon Drummond aka The General (née Gibson, later Simpson, 1878- 17 January 1949) was a British suffragette who was born in Manchester but raised on the Isle of Arran. Nicknamed The General for her habit of leading Women's Rights marches wearing a military style uniform 'with an officers cap and epaulettes' and riding on a large horse, Drummond was an organiser for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and was imprisoned nine tim...
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Flora McKinnon Drummond aka The General (née Gibson, later Simpson, 1878- 17 January 1949) was a British suffragette who was born in Manchester but raised on the Isle of Arran. Nicknamed The General for her habit of leading Women's Rights marches wearing a military style uniform 'with an officers cap and epaulettes' and riding on a large horse, Drummond was an organiser for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and was imprisoned nine times for her activism in the Women's Suffrage movement. Drummond's main political activity was organising and leading rallies, marches and demonstrations. She was an accomplished and inspiring orator and had a reputation for being able to put down hecklers with ease.
On leaving school Flora moved to Glasgow to take a business training course. She had passed the qualifications to become a post-mistress but standing at 5'2" was refused a post as she did not meet the minimum height requirement. After her marriage to Joseph Drummond she moved back...
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