Eliza Mary Sturge was a British women rights activist based in Birmingham.
10 Facts About Eliza Sturge
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Eliza Sturge was first woman elected to the Birmingham school board in 1873.
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Eliza Sturge's aunt was the pacifist Sophia Sturge and her uncle Joseph Sturge was a leading abolitionist.
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The Birmingham Women's Suffrage Society was formed in 1868 and in 1871 Sturge became its secretary.
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Eliza Sturge rose to be vice-President of the BWSS and she spoke frequently on the subject.
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Eliza Sturge noted that the gallantry that her gender received was no substitute for the right to vote.
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Eliza Sturge stood down in 1876 to concentrate more time on women's suffrage.
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Eliza Sturge died in Edgbaston in 1905 at her niece's house.
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Mary Eliza Sturge was able to certify the death as she had benefited from a medical education and she became a surgeon in that year.
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Mary inherited all of Eliza Sturge's legacy including being able to vote in 1918.