Vera Holme

Vera Holme also known as Jack Holme (born 29 August 1881 – died 1 January 1969), was a British actress and a suffragette. Born in Lancashire, she began working as a touring male impersonator when her parents could no longer support her. A talented violinist and singer, she also was a member of the chorus of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and later became a member of the Pioneer Players. After joining the Actresses' Franchise League, she became involved in the women's suffrage movement. She became the Pankhursts' chauffeur and the first professional woman driver in London.

An accomplished horsewoman, Holme often rode astride when leading suffrage parades. In 1910, she led one such parade in London with Flora Drummond and Evelina Haverfield. Haverfield was married to a wealthy baron, but the two women became close friends. In 1910, Holme and Haverfield, along with scientist Alice Laura Embleton, known as Alick, and her partner Celia Wray, set up the private Foosack League between themselves. The membership was restricted to women and suffragists; the internal evidence suggests the Foosack League was a lesbian secret society.  Becoming close friends, Holme wrote letters to Embleton and Wray, particularly during World War I.

Haverfield and Holme began living together in Devon in 1911 and would remain partners until Haverfield's death in 1920.

Jack and Eve: Two Women In Love and At War by Wendy Moore was published by Atlantic Books in 2024.