Gertrude Menzies Harding (1889-1977) was a suffragette born on a farm in rural Canada. She happened to arrive in London, England, in 1912 at the height of the militant suffragette movement, which she quickly joined, one of only a handful of Canadians to do so. Gert Harding remained as one of the highest-ranking and longest-lasting members of this organization, the Women's Social and Political Union. British women were granted a partial vote in 1918.