Florence Earengey was a British suffragette and a member of the Women's Freedom League.
11 Facts About Florence Earengey
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Florence Earengey attended The Hall School in Montpellier in Cheltenham and was then admitted to North London Collegiate School for Girls in 1892 at the age of 14.
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Florence Earengey's education continued at the University of London where she achieved a Bachelor of Arts in 1898.
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Together they had one child, a daughter - Elaine Aenone H Florence Earengey - born in 1904.
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Florence Earengey described herself as a rebel, attracted to radical causes.
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Florence Earengey joined the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and was in charge of literature for the Cheltenham branch and was involved in other suffrage organisations; including the Women's Social and Political Union, and the Women's Freedom League where she was honorary secretary and later became president.
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Florence Earengey served with the constitutional Women's Suffrage Society as a committee member from 1906 to 1910.
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Florence Earengey became an active leader of the WFL in Cheltenham until the outbreak of war, first as Honorary Secretary and then as President.
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Florence Earengey herself evaded the census and cannot be found in its records.
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On 10 April 2018, Florence Earengey was commemorated for her efforts to the Cheltenham suffrage movement by the unveiling of a blue plaque at 3 Wellington Square.
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Florence Earengey could be described as pursuing legal feminism through the publication of information intended to educate readers on the legal position of women.