London School Board

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Travel Augusta Webster
AW did not seek re-election to the London School Board in 1882, since poor health compelled her to rest in Italy.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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Textual Production Henrietta Müller
Müller wrote this article wearing the hat of a member of the London School Board . She arrived in Florence furnished with [a] letter of introduction and the intention of reporting her findings when back...
Textual Features Henrietta Müller
The article describes the strengths and weaknesses of the schools in Florence in comparison to those of the London School Board district. HM praises the simplicity of the Florentine system in contrast to the vastness...
Author summary Henrietta Müller
Henrietta Müller was a prominent activist for women's rights in the late-nineteenth century, who used her talents in the service of public reform. Best known for her radical opposition to taxation without representation, she became...
politics Maria Grey
MG stood for election to the London School Board as representative for Chelsea, but failed to be elected.
Ellsworth, Edward W. Liberators of the Female Mind: The Shirreff Sisters, Educational Reform, and the Women’s Movement. Greenwood.
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politics Henrietta Müller
HM was elected to the London School Board in a landslide, topping the poll with 19,000 votes. She was the third woman on the board; this was the month after Emily Davies and Elizabeth Garrett
politics Henrietta Müller
In 1878, she took her first official foray into politics when she stood for election to the London School Board in the Lambeth division.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
politics Henrietta Müller
During and after her time with the London School Board , HM was also a member of the National Vigilance Association or NVA and the Personal Rights Association or PRA, which both campaigned against the...
politics Augusta Webster
AW served as the elected representative of Chelsea on the London School Board .
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford.
Thesing, William B., editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 240. Gale Research.
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politics Annie Besant
AB was elected to the London School Board (for the poor district of Tower Hamlets) after a campaign for public education. [T]he Common School system is the foundation of true democracy,
Hollis, Patricia. Ladies Elect: Women in English Local Government, 1865-1914. Clarendon.
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she asserted.
Taylor, Anne. Annie Besant: A Biography. Oxford University Press.
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politics Augusta Webster
AW served a second term for Chelsea on the London School Board .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
politics Annie Besant
The London School Board implemented a fair wages clause for the award of contracts, as a result of pressure from Labour members led by Annie Besant .
Hollis, Patricia. Ladies Elect: Women in English Local Government, 1865-1914. Clarendon.
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politics Augusta Webster
Her democratic beliefs gave her a strong concern for the poor. She worked on the School Board to popularize education and advocated technical instruction in elementary schools. She also supported women's education.
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
politics Emily Davies
ED was elected to the London School Board as a member for Greenwich.
Stephen, Barbara. Emily Davies and Girton College. Constable.
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politics Emily Faithfull
EF reluctantly declined to stand for the London School Board , following the resignation of T. H. Huxley , because of her commitments to other activities.
Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany.
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October 1870: Elizabeth Garrett was asked to stand for...

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October 1870

Elizabeth Garrett was asked to stand for the London School Board elections in the local area of Marylebone.

October 1873: Emily Davies and Elizabeth Garrett, the first...

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October 1873

Emily Davies and Elizabeth Garrett , the first women elected to the London School Board , resigned.

October 1881-December 1881: Mrs Surr and Helen Taylor, London School...

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October 1881-December 1881

Mrs Surr and Helen Taylor , London School Board members, exposed the terrible conditions at Upton House (industrial school for boys).

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