Nina Boyle
| Nina Boyle | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Constance Antonina Boyle 21 December 1865 Bexley, Kent |
| Died | 4 March 1943 (aged 77) Cromwell Road, London |
| Resting place | Golders Green Crematorium |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer and activist |
| Known for | First woman to stand for election to the UK Parliament |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Movement | Women's suffrage |
Constance Antonina (Nina) Boyle (21 December 1865 – 4 March 1943) was a British journalist, campaigner for women's suffrage and women's rights, charity and welfare worker, and novelist. She was one of the pioneers of the women's police service in Britain; in April, 1918, she was the first woman to be nominated to stand for election to the House of Commons, which paved the way for other female candidates in the general election held in December of that year.
Nina Boyle was born in Bexley, Kent. She was a descendant of the Earls of Glasgow through her father, Robert Boyle (1830–1869), who was a captain in the Royal Artillery and the younger son of David Boyle, Lord Boyle. Her mother, Frances Sydney Fremoult Sankey, was the daughter of a medical doctor. Nina Boyle never married, nor did she bear any children.
Two of Boyle's brothers served in the Boer War while Boyle lived in South Africa. Boyle did hospital work in Africa and was employed as a journalist. While in South Africa, she also began to pursue her interest in women's rights, founding the Women's Enfranchisement League of Johannesburg. She returned to Britain in 1911 and, drawing upon her experiences in South Africa became active in the Colonial Intelligence League for Educated Women, headed by Princess Christian, the daughter of Queen Victoria. The League was set up to help women who had received a good formal education make use of their skills where they might otherwise be ignored—in British territories, and once they had returned home.
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