Matthew, Henry Colin Gray, Brian Harrison, and Lawrence Goldman, editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Kensington Society
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Friends, Associates | Jessie Boucherett | Partly through her membership of the Kensington Society
(a social and political discussion group of about fifty women inaugurated in 1865), JB
broadened her acquaintance with significant members of the feminist movement, including Frances Power Cobbe |
| politics | Sophia Jex-Blake | In 1865, the Kensington Society
, a quarterly women's discussion group devoted to social and political issues, held their inaugural meeting. SJB
became a member through her connections with Queen's College
. |
| politics | Helen Taylor | HT
's radical socialist principles were evident in her work for educational and land reform, as well as in her effort in 1885 to stand for parliament. Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908. |
Timeline
23 May 1865
The Kensington Society
, a quarterly women's discussion group devoted to social and political issues, held its inaugural meeting in London.