Flora Drummond was a British suffragette and an organiser for the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU). She was imprisoned nine times for her activism.

Drummond was born in Manchester, but moved to Glasgow at the age of 14 to take a business training course to become a post-mistress. Although she passed, the minimum height for the position was 5ft 2” and she was 5ft 1”.

Drummond returned to Manchester where she became active in the Fabian Society and the Independent Labour Party. In 1906, she joined the WSPU and moved to London and by the end of the year she had been imprisoned for her activism. She quickly became known for her stunts, including sneaking into 10 Downing Street and hiring a boat to float down the River Thames shouting at the members of parliament. Two years later, she was a key organiser of the Trafalgar Square rally and arrested with Chistabel and Emmeline Pankhurst. She was released early as she was pregnant.

In 1909, Drummond organised the first militant procession in Edinburgh. She became known as The General as she would wear a military style uniform while leading Women’s Rights marches on her horse. By 1914, she was forced to take a break from the activism as her frequent stays in prison and hunger strikes meant that her health suffered. She would later return to the fight for Women’s suffrage, drawing on her experience to lead rousing speeches at rallies, marches and demonstrations.

Drummond later formed the Women’s Guild of Empire, a league opposed to fascism.