are ▁( 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁– ▁ 2 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁campaign er ▁for ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Su ff rage ▁movement . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁fund ra iser ▁and ▁Vol unt ary ▁A id ▁Det achment ▁( V AD ) ▁worker ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁and ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Liberal ▁Federation . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Boh em ian ▁glass ▁merchant ' s ▁daughter ▁Florence ▁Con y be are ▁was ▁born ▁Florence ▁An nie ▁Stra uss ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁St . ▁Joh ns ▁Vill as , ▁B ri xt on ▁Road , ▁B ri xt on , ▁London . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁of ▁Gust ave ▁Stra uss , ▁a ▁successful ▁German - spe aking ▁Boh em ian ▁glass ▁merchant ▁ ▁and ▁pat ented ▁invent or , ▁who ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Britain ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁natural ised ▁British ▁subject . ▁Florence ' s ▁father ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁in ▁Gab lon z , ▁North ▁Boh emia , ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁known ▁for ▁glass ▁and ▁j ew ell ery ▁production . ▁Florence ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁Frances ▁Le h ma ier ▁( b . ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁New ▁York , ▁USA ; ▁d . ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁London , ▁England ). ▁Florence ▁was ▁the ▁elder ▁sister ▁of ▁Bernard