Miss Katherine Lucas

Other sources: https://www.parliament.uk/1866
Elizabeth Crawford, The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866?1928 (2001)

Family information: Daughter of Margaret Bright Lucas. Married John Pennington Thomasson in 1867.

Additional Information: Katherine signed the 1866 petition with her mother Margaret Bright Lucas. In 1870 she subscribed to the Manchester NSWS, made several donations over the next few years, and, in 1872, was elected to its executive committee. She also donated to the Central Committee of the NSWS (CCNSWS), but when it split in 1888, like most of the Bright family, left to join the Central National Society for Women's Suffrage (CNSWS). She was on its executive committee from 1889, and in 1901, was also on the executive committee of the North of England Society for Women's Suffrage (NESWS). Through the NESWS she came into contact with Esther Roper and Eva Gore Booth, who were also with the Women's Trade and Labour Council. When the two left the NESWS in 1905, Katherine helped them financially to set up the National Industrial and Professional Women's Suffrage Society (NIPWSS) and sat on its executive committee. By 1913, Katherine had joined the NUWSS, was vice president of the London Society for Women's Suffrage and donated to the New Constitutional Society for Women's Suffrage (NCSWS).

Other Suffrage Activities: Katherine had many campaigning interests, including anti-slavery and the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts, attending international conferences on both. Also, through her support of Eva Gore-Booth and Esther Roper, she supported advances for working class women.