Leonora Cohen

Leonora Cohen

Leonora Cohen OBE (1873 – 1978) was a British suffragette.

She was known for smashing the case of the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London. She survived a hunger strike in Armley Jail in Leeds. [http://www.leeds.gov.uk/abbeyhouse/default.asp?pageRef=collections&collection=leonora Profile at the Abbey House Museum] ]

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