Fabian Society

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Connections Author name Excerpt
politics George Bernard Shaw
GBS was a prominent intellectual, social critic, and public speaker. From the mid-1880s he was a dominant force in the socialist Fabian Society , a champion of the Labour Party , and a vocal supporter...
politics Emma Frances Brooke
EFB became a member of the Fabian Society at its inception.
Edwards, Joseph, editor. The First Labour Annual 1895: A Year Book of Industrial Progress and Social Welfare. No. 1, The Harvester Press.
163
Sage, Lorna, editor. The Cambridge Guide to Women’s Writing in English. Cambridge University Press.
91
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Pease, Edward. The History of the Fabian Society. E. P. Dutton & Company.
politics E. Nesbit
EN and her husband were early members of the Fabian Society . They hoped to see radical change in society, though Hubert Bland was also capable of cynicism and of making fun of his fellow...
politics Emma Frances Brooke
EFB was elected to the executive of the Fabian Society as one of its only two women representatives. She had been defeated for this position the previous year.
Edwards, Joseph, editor. The First Labour Annual 1895: A Year Book of Industrial Progress and Social Welfare. No. 1, The Harvester Press.
163
Daniels, Kay. “Emma Brooke: Fabian, feminist and writer”. Women’s History Review, Vol.
12
, No. 2, pp. 153-68.
157
politics Katharine Bruce Glasier
Katharine Conway, who would later become KBG , embarked on her first lecture tour as a propagandist for the socialist ideals of the Fabian Society .
Thompson, Laurence. The Enthusiasts. Victor Gollancz Limited.
72
politics Emmeline Pankhurst
EP defined herself as a Socialist although she did not join the Social Democratic Federation because of the anti-feminist views of its leadership. Along with her husband, she was an early member of the Fabian Society
politics Katharine Bruce Glasier
Soon after her conversion to socialism in November 1890, Katharine Conway, afterwards KBG , became involved with several socialist organizations. She joined the Bristol Socialist Society and the Clifton and Bristol branches of the Fabian Society
politics Githa Sowerby
In London in 1905, GS joined the Fabian Society . (There is no record of her having joined any women's suffrage organisations.)
Program: Rutherford and Son by Githa Sowerby. National Theatre.
Stowell, Sheila. A Stage of Their Own. University of Michigan Press.
130
Riley, Patricia. Looking for Githa. New Writing North.
43
politics Emma Frances Brooke
As a testament to her popularity, she was then re-elected for the following three consecutive years. Nevertheless, there is evidence that she showed some dissatisfaction with the direction that the Fabian Society was taking, particularly...
politics Katharine Bruce Glasier
In addition to her membership of the Women's Labour League, KBG supported educational reform, women's and children's rights, and poor-law reform.
Kelly, Gary, and Edd Applegate, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 190. Gale Research.
190:122, 124
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
In July 1913 she attended the Fabian Society summer conference, which...
politics May Kendall
Most of her work can be read as reflecting advocacy for the working classes rather than specifically feminist ideals.
Birch, Catherine Elizabeth. Evolutionary Feminism in Late-Victorian Women’s Poetry: Mathilde Blind, Constance Naden and May Kendall. University of Birmingham.
61
But though her focus remains on the legal and political rights of workers, there is...
politics Beatrice Webb
Beatrice Potter (later BW ) joined the Fabian Society at the urging of Sidney Webb : between them they were to dominate the society for a generation to come.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Nord, Deborah Epstein. The Apprenticeship of Beatrice Webb. University of Massachusetts Press.
16
politics Beatrice Webb
BW and her husband, Sidney Webb , founded the London School of Economics, to advance socialism and the objects of the Fabian Society .
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone.
212-13
Thompson, Francis Michael Longstreth, editor. The University of London and the World of Learning 1836-1986. Hambledon Press.
xx
politics Vernon Lee
VL attended (as an observer rather than a supporter) meetings of the Fabian Society , the Social Democratic Federation , and the Fellowship of the New Life .
Beckman, Linda Hunt. Amy Levy: Her Life and Letters. Ohio University Press.
131
politics Annie Besant
AB , now a socialist, became executive secretary of Fabian Society (which she had joined that year, nominated for election to membership by George Bernard Shaw and Sidney Webb ).
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Taylor, Anne. Annie Besant: A Biography. Oxford University Press.
174-5, 177-8

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