Millicent Garrett Fawcett

Millicent Garrett Fawcett was a leading British suffragist who championed women’s voting rights through constitutional, nonviolent campaigning. She helped establish Newnham College, Cambridge, and led the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, Britain’s largest women’s suffrage organization. A prolific writer, she also advocated expanded educational and professional opportunities for women and girls.