South Tyneside History
| Title | Ellen Wilkinson |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | STH0008851 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Town or Village | Jarrow |
| Date | 1930s |
| Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
| Period | The 1930s |
| Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
| Further Information | Ellen Cicely Wilkinson PC (8 October 1891 – 6 February 1947) was the Labour Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough and later for Jarrow, on Tyneside. She was one of the first women in Britain to be elected as a Member of Parliament, and was the organiser of the Jarrow March. She was sometimes known as "Red Ellen" |
