Jessie M. Soga
Jessie Margaret Soga LRAM | |
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| Born | 21 August 1870 Transkei Cape, South Africa |
| Died | 23 February 1954 Rottenrow, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Education | Dollar Academy, Royal Academy of Music, London |
| Occupation(s) | Contralto singer and music teacher |
| Organization | Women's Freedom League Women's Social and Political Union |
| Known for | classical singer and suffrage campaign organiser |
| Parents | Father Reverend Tiyo Soga Mother Janet Burnside female Christian missionary |
| Relatives | one of 8 siblings: 5 brothers (one died at birth) and 3 sisters including Jotello Festiri Soga South African veterinary specialist |
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Jessie Margaret Soga, LRAM (21 August 1870 – 23 February 1954) was a Xhosa/Scottish contralto singer, music teacher and suffragist. She has been described as the only mixed race suffrage campaigner based in Scotland, and there are no known pictures of her. Soga was a lead member of the Women's Freedom League in Glasgow and later joined the Women's Social and Political Union; but did not carry out militant activity, instead using her organisational skills and musical talent to raise funds.