Herstein, Sheila R. A Mid-Victorian Feminist: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. Yale University Press, 1985.
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Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Material Conditions of Writing | Edna Lyall | She was helped with research for this book by Justin McCarthy
, a member of parliament who regularly escorted her to the Ladies' Gallery of the House of Commons
to hear debates on Ireland, and... |
| Occupation | Eleanor Rathbone | ER
was the object of misogynistic attacks, personal and professional, throughout her parliamentary career. When she was absent from a House of Commons
debate in June 1942, someone called A. McLaren commented, I see that... |
| Occupation | Mary Agnes Hamilton | In gaining her seat she polled more votes than any woman standing for Labour. As some male Labour MPs wore red ties, she wore red shoes in the House of Commons
, and was soon... |
| Occupation | Millicent Garrett Fawcett | She attended important debates in the Strangers' Gallery of the House of Commons
, and had to read and write for her husband: I grappled with newspapers and Blue-books . . . and learned more... |
| Occupation | John Stuart Mill | In 1866 JSM
presented to the House of Commons
with parliament's first major suffrage petition. The petition, drafted by Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon
, Jessie Boucherett
, and Emily Davies
, and signed by... |
| Occupation | Freya Stark | FS
was sent to the United States to defend publicly the White Paper of 1939 in which the British government recommended a limitation on the number of Jews permitted to immigrate to Palestine. Some... |
| Occupation | Henry Peter Baron Brougham | He was called to the English bar in that year, and began a successful law practice in London. He headed |
| Occupation | John Stuart Mill | In 1867 Mill presented the House
with a second petition in support of women's suffrage, signed by more than twice as many women as the first. |
| politics | Gladys Henrietta Schütze | GHS
's first suffrage meeting, in fact, became a deputation heading for the House of Commons
, where it was met by violence. She dreamed about the event that night and joined the WSPU next... |
| politics | Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence | EPL
led a deputation of more than 200 women to the House of Commons
to protest Asquith
's proposed Reform or Manhood Suffrage Bill. On the way some suffragists began breaking windows, ending the militancy truce. Lytton, Constance. Prisons and Prisoners. Heinemann, 1914. 319-20 Pethick-Lawrence, Emmeline. My Part in a Changing World. Hyperion, 1976. 258-9 |
| politics | Frances Power Cobbe | FPC
was concerned about women's material conditions as well as formal rights. She laboured to obtain protection for battered women: an opponent in other contexts of flogging, she believed that the only effective remedy for... |
| politics | Jane Francesca Lady Wilde | JFLW
was no democrat, but an ardent Irish nationalist (as was her future husband). She was deeply discouraged by the failure of the 1848 uprising. She was supportive of the Young Irelanders
and published in... |
| politics | Caroline Norton | Thomas Noon Talfourd
gave notice early in 1837 of a House of Commons
motion on this subject, and the Bill was printed. But immediately after this CN
's husband relented and allowed her to see... |
| politics | Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence | The militancy of the suffragists changed from being mostly symbolic to being actually embattled on 29 June 1909. That day Emmeline Pankhurst
and her deputation were arrested for refusing to leave the premises at the... |
| politics | Frances Power Cobbe | The next year she began to pursue legislation personally, asking Frederick Elliot
to draft a bill for her and consulting influential connections. Introduced into the House of Lords
, her bill was countered in the... |
Timeline
14 January 1766: William Pitt appealed to the House of Commons...
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14 January 1766
William Pitt
appealed to the House of Commons
to treat America as a kindly, paternalistic husband would treat a wife.
Thomas, Peter David Garner. British Politics and the Stamp Act Crisis: The First Phase of the American Revolution, 1763-1767. Clarendon, 1975.
173
Thomas, Peter David Garner. British Politics and the Stamp Act Crisis: The First Phase of the American Revolution, 1763-1767. Clarendon, 1975.
173
4 February-13 April 1769: Disputes occurred over John Wilkes's right...
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4 February-13 April 1769
Disputes occurred over John Wilkes
's right to take his seat in the House of Commons
, from which he had been expelled for the first time in 1764.
Hill, Bridget. The Republican Virago: The Life and Times of Catharine Macaulay, Historian. Clarendon Press, 1992.
56, 62, 67
After March 1770: Following representations by merchants to...
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After March 1770
Following representations by merchants to the House of Commons
, the duties on colonial trade with America imposed in 1767 were repealed—all except that of threepence a pound on tea.
Thomas, Peter David Garner. Tea Party to Independence: The Third Phase of the American Revolution, 1773-1776. Clarendon, 1991.
10
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
40 (1770): 139
6 February 1772: The House of Commons rejected a petition...
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6 February 1772
The House of Commons
rejected a petition to drop the Creeds and Thirty-Nine Articles as requisites to Anglican
belief.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
42 (1772): 156
1778: The House of Commons barred women from attending...
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1778
The House of Commons
barred women from attending debates to listen from the gallery, as they had often done until then.
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
248
6 April 1780: The Radical cause in Britain was advanced...
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6 April 1780
The Radical cause in Britain was advanced when the House of Commons
passed a motion by John Dunning (later Baron Ashburton)
, that the influence of the crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to...
27 February 1782: The House of Commons, on news of the British...
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27 February 1782
The House of Commons
, on news of the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, urged George III
to end the war with the United States.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
133
17 June 1783: Sir Cecil Wray, a maverick independent politician...
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17 June 1783
Sir Cecil Wray
, a maverick independent politician and reformer, presented in the House of Commons
a Quaker petition for the abolition of slavery.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Cecil Wray
1-2 July 1784: Famine in the Shetland Islands was brought...
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1-2 July 1784
Famine in the Shetland Islands was brought to the attention of the House of Commons
.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
54 (1784): 700
Richards, Eric. Debating the Highland Clearances. Edinburgh University Press, 2007.
221
5 November 1788-10 March 1789: George III's illness and palpable incapacity...
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5 November 1788-10 March 1789
George III
's illness and palpable incapacity produced the Regency Crisis: the issue was whether or not power would devolve to the Prince of Wales
.
Foreman, Amanda. “A politician’s politician: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and the Whig party”. Gender in Eighteenth-Century England: Roles, Representations and Responsibilities, edited by Hannah Barker and Elaine Chalus, Longman, 1997, pp. 179-04.
188-9
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2025, 22 vols. plus supplements.
1789: During the year following passage of the...
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1789
During the year following passage of the Slave-Trade Regulation Bill, the House of Commons
postponed until next session a decision about abolition; meanwhile a push for regulation as opposed to abolition was gaining ground.
Dickson, Mora. The Powerful Bond: Hannah Kilham 1774-1832. Dobson, 1980.
91
2 March 1790: Charles James Fox proposed in the House of...
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2 March 1790
Charles James Fox
proposed in the House of Commons
the repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts (instruments of discrimination against Dissenters
). Next day his motion was voted down (its third rejection in four...
19 April 1791: Wilberforce's motion to abolish the slave-trade...
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19 April 1791
Wilberforce
's motion to abolish the slave-trade (put on 18 April) was defeated in the House of Commons
.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2025, 22 vols. plus supplements.
2 April 1792: William Wilberforce moved once again in the...
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2 April 1792
William Wilberforce moved once again in the House of Commons
for complete abolition of the slave trade. The ensuing all-night debate ended in a victory, 230 votes to 85.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
11 May 1792: Fox again proposed in the House of Commons...
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11 May 1792
Fox
again proposed in the House of Commons
that civil rights should be extended to Dissenters
; Burke, who had defended Dissenters in the past, furiously disagreed.
Tomalin, Claire. The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft. Revised, Penguin, 1992.
150-1
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