This International Women's Day, we honor trailblazers from around the world, such as Sophia Duleep Singh (1876-1948). We profile her in our latest issue of The American Feminist, "Pedaling Toward Freedom." Check out this excerpt of her compelling story below! 
"Sophia Duleep Singh was a typical British suffragette, blending in with the crowds of protestors; her only stated interest was 'the advancement of women.' But Sophia's life was anything but typical....”
"Sophia was the 5th child of Duleep and Bamba Muller, who was the illegitimate child of a German merchant and an Ethiopian slave. Despite having such diverse lineage, Sophia was raised as a completely English child, with a very aristocratic upbringing.”
“She never received formal education, instead spending her time breeding show dogs and buying dresses from Paris.”
Noticed for her fashion sense and posh lifestyle, she was as close to an internat’l celebrity as was possible in 1910. Queen Victoria was her godmother and when Sophia came of age in 1894, the Queen gifted her a 'grace-and-favour' apartment, where she lived most of her life....
"Sophia joined the Women's Social &Political Union in 1909. She quickly becoming more noticed in feminist circles due to her celebrity &official title of 'Princess.' Sophia sold suffragist newspapers outside of Hampton Court Palace, where Queen Victoria had allowed her to live.”
"On Nov 18, 1910, Sophia and other leading suffragists went to the House of Commons, demanding to speak to the Prime Minister...."
Read more in "Pedaling Toward Freedom," available as part of FFL's NEW Women's History Trifecta Kit. Order today!
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Read more in "Pedaling Toward Freedom," available as part of FFL's NEW Women's History Trifecta Kit. Order today!
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