Evelyn Sharp (suffragist)

Evelyn Sharp
Born	Evelyn Jane Sharp (1869-08-04)4 August 1869 London, England
Died	17 June 1955(1955-06-17) (aged 85) London, England
Occupation(s)	Writer, Suffragist
Spouse	Henry Nevinson
Relatives	Cecil Sharp (brother)

Evelyn Jane Nevinson (née Sharp; 4 August 1869 – 17 June 1955), better known as Evelyn Sharp, was a pacifist and writer who was a key figure in two major British women's suffrage societies, the militant Women's Social and Political Union and the United Suffragists. She helped found the latter and became editor of Votes for Women during the First World War. She was twice imprisoned and became a tax resister. An established author who had published in The Yellow Book, she was especially well known for her children's fiction.^[1]