Sussex’s Suffragette Trailblazer: Elizabeth Robins

Elizabeth Robins (1862–1952) was an American-born actress, novelist, playwright, and prominent suffrage campaigner who made deep and lasting ties to Sussex, most notably around Henfield and Brighton. Moving to England from Kentucky and Ohio in the late 1880s, she pioneered Ibsen in London before turning her creative energy to the fight for women’s rights. In … Continue reading Sussex’s Suffragette Trailblazer: Elizabeth Robins