Flyer for the rally that becameBlack Friday, saved byKate Frye and included inCampaigning for the Vote: Kate Parry Frye's Suffrage Diary, edited by Elizabeth Crawford.[1] Purple, white and green were colours of the suffrage movement.[2]
Elizabeth Crawford OBE is an English author, independent historian and dealer in suffrageephemera. She has been called the "Suffrage Detective" and has been appointed OBE for services to education, with special reference to the women’s suffrage movement.
Crawford has been called the "Suffrage Detective"[4] and has written several "key works"[5] on the history of the suffrage movement in the United Kingdom. These includeThe Women’s Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide,Art and Suffrage: A Biographical Dictionary of Suffrage Artists, andThe Women's Suffrage Movement in Britain and Ireland: A Regional Survey. She has also researched the suffragette1911 United Kingdom census boycotters[6] and wrote a book withMelissa Terras about the politician, writer, and activistMillicent Garrett Fawcett.[7]
TheReference Guide, in particular, has been termed "indispensable"[8] and a "classic tome."[9] British historianMartin Pugh has called the book, which includes 400 biographies and 800 entries on organisations, a "magnificent research tool and a great stimulus to professionals and amateurs alike."[10]
Crawford has also contributed to radio broadcasts covering the suffrage movement, including onBBC Radio 4'sWomen's Hour.[15]
In 2018, Crawford was appointed to the Order of the British Empire for services to education, with special reference to the women’s suffrage movement.[3][16] She is a patron of The Mary Clarke Statue Appeal.[16]
