| Minerva Café | |
|---|---|
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1916 |
| Location | 144High Holborn[1], London, United Kingdom |
TheMinerva Café was a vegetarian cafe founded bysuffragettes at 144High Holborn in London'sHolborn district.
The Minerva Café was founded by theWomen's Freedom League in June 1916, and serving as its headquarters. The president of the group was vegetarianCharlotte Despard.[2] According to Nick Heath inLibcom, the cafe produced a "considerable" profit used to fund the Women's Freedom League activities.[3]
Anarchists,anti-war activists andsocialists also met at the cafe.[2] TheBritish Socialist Party and theCommunist Workers Party ofSylvia Pankhurst met there.Constance Markievicz spoke at the cafe in February 1923 at a meeting of theIrish Self-Determination League.[4] The Australian writerMiles Franklin worked as a cook at the cafe.[5]William C. Owen's Anarchist Discussion Group (connected toFreedom Press) met there 1922-1924.[1]
In 1918, when theRepresentation of the People Act 1918 passed, the Minerva Café served a meal of vegetable soup, lentil cutlets, and rhubarb tarts.[2]
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