Rachel Barrett nickname(s):
Rachel Barrett
Rachel Barrett date of birth:
November 12, 1875
How old was Rachel Barrett when died?
77
Where was Rachel Barrett born?
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
When did Rachel Barrett die?
August 26, 1953
Where did Rachel Barrett die?
Faygate, Sussex, England
Why did Rachel Barrett die?
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Is Rachel Barrett gay or straight?
Lesbian
What is Rachel Barrett's ethnicity?
White
What is Rachel Barrett nationality?
Welsh
What is Rachel Barrett's occupation?
Suffragette And Newspaper Editor, Suffragette And Newspaper Editor, Suffragette And Newspaper Editor
Short Biography
Rachel Barrett (12 November 1874 – 26 August 1953) was a suffragette and newspaper editor born in Carmarthen, Wales. After attending the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth she became a science teacher. In 1906 she quit her job after hearing Nellie Martel speak on women's suffrage; she then became a member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and moved to London. In 1907 she became an organiser for the WSPU and after Christabel Pankhurst fled to Paris, Barrett was asked to be the joint organiser of the national WSPU campaign. In 1912, despite having no journalistic background, she was put in charge of the newly formed newspaper The Suffragette. Barrett was arrested on more than one occasion for activities linked to the suffrage movement and between 1913 and 1914 she spent time incognito avoiding re-arrest.