Lolita Roy

Lolita Roy (born circa 1865), also known as PL Roy, was a British suffragist.[1][2]

Roy was born in Calcutta, India.[3] In 1901, she moved to London with her six children.[2]

She is believed to have been an important organizer of the Women's Coronation Procession (a march through London on 17 June 1911, slightly before King George V's coronation, demanding women's suffrage in the coronation year), and she marched as part of it with either her sisters or her daughters.[4][5][2] She had three daughters, Miravati, Hiravati and Leilavati, as well as three sons.[1]

She also served as president of an Indian nationalist group, the London Indian Union Society, and raised money for Indian women's education.[2]

Her name and picture (and those of 58 other women's suffrage supporters) are on the plinth of the statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square, London, unveiled in 2018.[6][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 Crawford, Elizabeth (2018-02-11). "The black and Asian women who fought for a vote - BBC News". Bbc.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Izzy Lyons. "Lolita Roy - the woman who simultaneously fought for British and Indian female suffrage". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  3. ↑ 1901 England Census
  4. ↑ Library, British. "Women's suffrage timeline - The British Library". Bl.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  5. ↑ "Photograph of Indian suffragettes on the Women's Coronation Procession, 17 June 1911 at Museum of London". Museumoflondonprints.com. 1911-06-17. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  6. ↑ "Historic statue of suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett unveiled in Parliament Square". Gov.uk. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Topping, Alexandra (24 April 2018). "First statue of a woman in Parliament Square unveiled". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Millicent Fawcett statue unveiling: the women and men whose names will be on the plinth". iNews. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
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