Haig, Cecilia Wolseley, 1856-1911 (suffragette, member of Central National Society for Women's Suffrage and WSPU)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1856 - 1911

Biography

Cecilia Wolseley Haig was born in Marylebone in 1856, the daughter of a barrister. She had two sisters: Florence Eliza Haig (1856-1952) and Evelyn Haig. All three sisters took part in the struggle for women's suffrage. Cecilia was a member of the Edinburgh Ladies Debating Society. She joined the Central National Society for Women's Suffrage in 1892 along with the Tax Resistance League. Her sisters formed the Edinburgh branch of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), which Cecilia joined.

Cecilia took part in the 'Black Friday' protests of November 1910 and suffered an assault. Sylvia Pankhurst claimed that Cecilia's death, one year later in 1911, was a result of her injuries from the 'Black Friday' protests.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Letter from Cecilia Wolseley Haig to Miss Lorimer, possibly Caroline Louise Lorimer, 12 March 1908

Item

Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)

Scope and Contents

Letter in English from Cecilia Wolseley Haig to Miss Lorimer, possibly Caroline Louise Lorimer, on the subject of women's suffrage, dated 12 March 1908.

Dates: 12 March 1908

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters