Dorothy Pethick

Dorothy Pethick
Born1881
Somerset, England
Died1970
Markyate, Bedfordshire, England
EducationCheltenham Ladies’ College
Alma materWomen's University Settlement
Occupationsuffragette
Organization(s)Women's Social and Political Union, United Suffragists, British Dominions Woman Suffrage Union
RelativesEmmeline Pethick-Lawrence (sister)
Nellie Crocker (cousin)
AwardsHunger Strike Medal

Dorothy Pethick (1881–1970) was a British suffragette and an organiser of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). She was force fed in prison and was awarded the Hunger Strike Medal.

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