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Suffragette Memorial
The Suffragette Memorial is an outdoor bronze cast sculpture, commemorating the individuals who fought for Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, and is located in the north-west corner of Christchurch Gardens, Victoria, London. The sculptor was Edwin Russell and the statue was unveiled in 1970.
The memorial is in the shape of a scroll, created in fibreglass and cast in bronze, placed on a circular plinth. It features the badges of the Women's Social and Political Union and the Women's Freedom League
Edith Villiers, Countess of Lytton
Edith Villiers, Countess of Lytton (15 Sep 1841 – 17 September 1936) was a British aristocrat. Wife of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, she led the Indian Imperial court as Vicereine of India. She was later a court-attendant of Queen Victoria. Her children included the suffragette Lady Constance Bulwer-Lytton.
Life.
Edith Villiers was born on 15 Sep 1841 into the aristocratic Villiers family. She was the daughter of Edward Ernest Villiers (1806–1843