Jessie Kenney

Jessie is the lesser known sister of Annie Kenney. She was born in 1887 in Lees and was also a Suffragette becoming the secretary of the WSPU London Office. In 1923 she gained a first class certificate in radio telephony. She was unable to find work in this field because of her gender.

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