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Ellen Wilkinson
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British Labour Party politician (1891–1947)
OverviewAI-generated
Ellen Cicely Wilkinson was a British politician, writer, trade unionist, and suffragette. She was a member of the Labour Party and the Communist Party of Great Britain. Her career included serving as Secretary of State for Education. She was affiliated with the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and worked in London.
Born in Ardwick in 1891, she attended the University of Manchester. She died in 1947 at St Mary's Hospital from a drug overdose. Her notable works include *The town that was murdered*, *Why war?*, *Clash*, and *Why fascism*. She also produced General Strike pamphlets. She was a candidate in the United Kingdom general elections of 1924, 1929, 1935, and 1945.
Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Open Library. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1891
- Died
- 1947
- Works
- 15
Top works
- General Strike pamphlets
- The town that was murdered
- Why war?
- Clash
- Why fascism
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1989-04-18
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5
- Total plays
- 20
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ellen
- Family name
- Wilkinson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Ardwick
- Place of death
- St Mary's Hospital
- Occupation
- suffragette
- Educated at
- University of Manchester
- Political party
- Communist Party of Great Britain
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- politics
- Image
- Ellen Cicely Wilkinson.jpg
- Work location
- London
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1891-10-08
- date of death
- 1947-02-06
- manner of death
- accidental death
- medical condition
- pneumonia
- name in native language
- Ellen Wilkinson
- honorific prefix
- The Right Honourable
- Commons category
- Ellen Cicely Wilkinson
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- candidacy in election
- 1924 United Kingdom general election
- P12749
- Valery Bykovsky
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0