The Suffrage Hikes of 1912 to 1914 brought attention to the issue of women's suffrage. Florence Gertrude de Fonblanque organised the first from Edinburgh to London. Within months Rosalie Gardiner Jones had organized the first American one which left from The Bronx to Albany, New York. The second hike was from New York City to Washington, D.C., and covered 230 miles in 17 days.

Florence Gertrude de Fonblanque born Florence Gertrude Sparagnapane was a British suffragist. She was the "Originator and leader of the women's suffrage march from Edinburgh to London 1912".