The life story of May Paris, Chartist activist

There are around thirty Chartist life stories on the Chartist Ancestors - and over the past few days I have been able to add a few more. 

My favourite among the new additions is a short biographical piece on May Paris, who died at the age of just 42 in the cholera epidemic that swept London in 1849. Though little known outside her immediate circle of family and friends, it is thanks to her and many like her that the Chartist movement was able to sustain itself and make its voice heard. From the limited sources that survive, it is obvious that she must have been a dedicated and active political radical.

It’s especially pleasing to have been able to write about May Paris as it can be next to impossible to resurrect the stories of working-class women from this era. Read more about May Paris.

I have also restored a number of short biographical pieces which were formerly on the site but were lost in various builds, rebuilds and site moves. These include the stories of George Binns from Sunderland, and Anthony Cavalier of Sheffield.