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Christabel Marshall

Dramatist, novelist and suffrage activist

Historical photograph of Christabel Marshall, who wrote as Christopher St John, seated at a table
LSE Library, 7VJH/5/1/38; https://www.flickr.com/photos/lselibrary/32720610956/ ; reuse permitted by https://www.lse.ac.uk/library/about/library-rules-and-policies

Christabel Marshall (1871–1960), who wrote as Christopher St John, was a dramatist, novelist and suffrage activist. She wrote plays for the theatre Edith Craig directed, and the two women built a shared life as well as a working partnership. Clare Atwood joined their household in 1916. Marshall’s writing and political work belong beside that intimate history, not behind it.

Dramatist, novelist and suffrage activist / 1871–1960

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