Evelyn Jane Sharp

Overview

Evelyn Jane Sharp born Denmark Hill, London, England August 4, 1869 (d. 1955). British author and suffragist. Tax resister; pacifist against WWI. Twice imprisoned and force-fed, 1911, 1913. Barred from Hague Women's Peace Congress, 1915. Took part in postwar Quaker relief to Russia, 1920, and Germany, 1921. World Committee Against War and Fascism, 1933.

Quotations

“I sometimes think that the art of politics consists in the provision of ladders to enable politicians to climb down from untenable positions.” (Wikipedia; 1933 port. by Rothenstein)