16 Facts About Evelina Haverfield

Evelina Haverfield was a British suffragette and aid worker.

Evelina Haverfield was the third child of the 5 daughters and a son of William Scarlett, 3rd Baron Abinger, and his wife, Helen Magruder, the daughter of a US Navy commodore.

Evelina Haverfield's childhood was divided between London and the Inverlochy estate.

Evelina Haverfield enjoyed a lifestyle not yet commonplace for women, for example, she rode a bicycle she called Pegasus.

The bride soon reverted to the name Evelina Haverfield and kept her home at Marsh Court in Sherborne.

Evelina Haverfield is an old friend of my darling Jack.

Evelina Haverfield enjoyed being involved in the military zone and even took part in rifle practice.

In 1921, Evelina Haverfield's own will was refuted by her husband; it was said their marriage was "an unsatisfactory union".

Evelina Haverfield began to take an interest in politics and aligned herself with the moderate women's suffrage groups.

Evelina Haverfield took part in numerous protests and was arrested several times for obstructing and assaulting the police.

In 1909 Evelina Haverfield took part in the Bill of Rights March.

When World War I broke out in 1914, Evelina Haverfield became concerned with how women could help in the event of an invasion of the UK and founded the Women's Emergency Corps.

Evelina Haverfield returned to the United Kingdom and gave press interviews about the situation in Serbia.

Evelina Haverfield travelled to Serbia with Holme and helped to build a children's health centre in Bajina Basta which was later named after her.

Evelina Haverfield died of pneumonia on 21 March 1920, aged 52, and is buried in the cemetery at Bajina Basta.

In 1923, a memorial tablet was installed in her memory at Bishop's Caundle church in Dorset beneath the memorial window Evelina Haverfield had erected for her first husband.