Bertha Quinn
Bertha Quinn | |
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| Born | 1873 Middlesbrough, England |
| Died | 1951 (aged 77–78) Leeds, England |
| Occupation(s) | Catholic, suffragette and socialist |
| Organization(s) | Tailors and Garment Workers Union |
| Known for | Suffragette activism including hunger strike |
| Political party | Labour councillor 1929 -1943 |
| Movement | Women's Social and Political Union |
| Awards | Papal award 1946: Bene Merenti Medal |
Bertha Quinn (1873–1951) was a British suffragette and socialist, from Leeds, who was arrested five times and once went to prison, becoming one of the first Catholic suffragette prisoners to be force-fed after going on hunger strike. Quinn became a Labour councillor from 1929 to 1943, and was a trades union representative of the Tailors and Garment Workers from 1915 to 1943. Quinn was awarded the Papal Bene Merenti Medal in 1946.