Fabian Society

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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.
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Sage, Lorna, editor. The Cambridge Guide to Women’s Writing in English. Cambridge University Press.
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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.
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Daniels, Kay. “Emma Brooke: Fabian, feminist and writer”. Women’s History Review, Vol.
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, No. 2, pp. 153-68.
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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.
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Occupation Katharine Bruce Glasier
When her teaching days were nearly over, Conway began to use her formidable public speaking talents in the service of her burgeoning socialism. Through her affiliation with the Fabian Society , she was hired as...
Occupation Edith J. Simcox
EJS was also an active lecturer. She addressed a number of groups including the Democratic Club , the Free Thinkers of Walworth , and the Hatcham Liberals . Her support for women's suffrage included delivering...
Material Conditions of Writing Constance Lytton
After the Home Secretary assured the Fabian Society through the columns of the Times that CL had been released from prison because of her delicate health, not her class, replies appeared both from her and...
Literary Setting Dorothy Richardson
The action takes place in Edwardian London, a world of Fabian socialism and suffragettes, and the novel was shaped by Richardson's early years in London and her relationship with Benjamin Grad .
Intertextuality and Influence Emma Frances Brooke
EFB later retracted her position on the state support of motherhood. When H. G. Wells delivered a lecture to a Fabian audience in October 1906 on Socialism and the Middle Classes which discussed his ideas...
Health Emma Frances Brooke
EFB was forced to resign from the executive of the Fabian Society as a result of a serious illness.
Daniels, Kay. “Emma Brooke: Fabian, feminist and writer”. Women’s History Review, Vol.
12
, No. 2, pp. 153-68.
157
Friends, Associates Githa Sowerby
There seems, nonetheless, to have been some social benefit in this, since her father's friends included members of the Fabian Society .
Riley, Patricia. Looking for Githa. New Writing North.
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Friends, Associates Emma Frances Brooke
EFB 's involvement with the socialist and feminist movements of the day brought her into close contact with several notable activists and revolutionaries. Through the Fabian Society , she interacted with Beatrice and Sidney Webb
Friends, Associates Annie Besant
Soon after AB met George Bernard Shaw , possibly as early as 1884, they became close friends, sharing a bond in their activities with the Fabian Society . Shaw later claimed that some romantic intrigue...
Friends, Associates Dorothy Richardson
It was H. G. Wells who introduced her to the Fabian Society ,
Fromm, Gloria G. Dorothy Richardson: A Biography. University of Illinois Press.
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and their friendship developed into a love-affair.
Friends, Associates L. S. Bevington
LSB was a friend of many notable anarchist journalists, including Charlotte Wilson
Senaha, Eijun. “A Life of Louisa Sarah Bevington”. The Hokkaido University Annual Report on Cultural Sciences, Vol.
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, pp. 131-49.
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(a leading member of the Fabians and co-founder of the anarchist journal Freedom), Helen and Olivia Rossetti (editors of another anarchist...

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