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Millicent Garrett Fawcett
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Standard Name: Fawcett, Millicent Garrett
Birth Name: Millicent Garrett
Married Name: Millicent Fawcett
Indexed Name: Mrs Henry Fawcett
MGF
was a very effective political writer. Early in her career, she was well regarded for her works on political economy, which included three successful books and numerous articles and reviews for periodicals including Macmillan's Magazine, the Fortnightly, and the Athenæum. Her writings and speeches on higher education for women were very influential. She wrote two novels; the first was a success, but second has been lost. Later, she became primarily known for her activism and considerable body of works (books, essays, lectures, and speeches) dealing with issues in the women's movement, particularly with women's suffrage.
Connections
| Connections Sort ascending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Residence | Isabella Ormston Ford | When IOF
and her sister Emily decided to move from the large house when their advanced age made it too much to manage, their friend Millicent Garrett Fawcett
wrote that to many of us Adel... |
| Reception | Annie Besant | The publication of the pamphlet resulted in obscenity charges, hardly a surprise since publisher and bookseller Charles Watts
had pled guilty to obscenity the previous winter for selling copies of the same text. Banks, Olive. The Biographical Dictionary of British Feminists. New York University Press. 22 |
| Reception | Josephine Butler | In December 1927, as the centenary of JB
's birth approached, the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene
published Dame Millicent Fawcett
and E. M. Turner
's Josephine Butler: Her Work and Principles, and Their... |
| Publishing | Isabella Ormston Ford | On 23 April 1892 IOF
contributed an article entitled Women and the Labour Party to a special series for the Leeds Times on Social and Political Questions by Representative English Women. Other notable contributors... |
| politics | Eleanor Rathbone | Like her patriotic colleagues Millicent Garrett Fawcett
, Barbara Bodichon
, and Ray Strachey
, ER
was a strong believer in women's fundamental responsibilities as citizens, in their commitment to improving the state despite misogynistic... |
| politics | Lydia Becker | A majority of the Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage
voted to affiliate with non-suffrage women's organizations. Dissidents, including LB
and Millicent Garrett Fawcett
, walked out. Purvis, June. Emmeline Pankhurst: A Biography. Routledge. 29 |
| politics | Katharine Tynan | KT
became a member of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
(established by Millicent Garrett Fawcett
in 1897) around 1910, on moving to Tunbridge Wells, where she found a strong Suffrage party. Tynan, Katharine. The Middle Years. Constable. 380 |
| politics | Marie Belloc Lowndes | The letter challenged a recent antisuffragist manifesto, and stressed three points from Prime Minister Asquith
's statement to suffragists of 14 August. The points were that women had rendered as effective service to their country... |
| politics | Margaret Haig, Viscountess Rhondda | This prompted Lady Rhondda to call the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act a leaky saucepan. Eoff, Shirley. Viscountess Rhondda: Equalitarian Feminist. Ohio State University Press. 87 Eoff, Shirley. Viscountess Rhondda: Equalitarian Feminist. Ohio State University Press. 87 |
| politics | Edith Lyttelton | These women's pay, said the letter, was worse than the sweated wages universally condemned in pre-war days. “The Times Digital Archive 1785-2007”. Thompson Gale: The Times Digital Archive. (15 February 1921): 6 |
| politics | Elizabeth Robins | While researching her suffrage play, Votes for Women!, ER
became an active member of the suffrage movement. In July 1906 she began attending meetings of the Women's Social and Political Union
, and her... |
| politics | Stella Benson | After the First World War broke out in August 1914, SB
sided with Flora Annie Steel
in a Women Writers' Suffrage League
dispute over supporting the war. Benson and Steel believed in supporting the war... |
| politics | Mary Augusta Ward | In a public debate over suffrage at the Passmore Edwards Settlement
in London, Millicent Garrett Fawcett
defeated MAW
(by 235 votes to 74). Sutherland, John. Mrs. Humphry Ward. Clarendon Press. 302-3,416 |
| politics | Isabella Ormston Ford | IOF
, whose anti-militarism was in her blood, Hannam, June. Isabella Ford. Basil Blackwell. 163 |
| politics | F. Mabel Robinson | FMR
became deeply interested in political debates and struggles around the issue of home rule for Ireland, and went so far as to carry secret messages back and forth between England and Ireland. This... |
Timeline
27 July 1911: The Women's Franchise, which featured contributions...
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27 July 1911
The Women's Franchise, which featured contributions from major societies within the suffrage movement and from individuals, ceased publication in London.
7 November 1911: The British Prime Minister, Herbert Henry...
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7 November 1911
The British Prime Minister, Herbert Henry Asquith
, told members of the People's Suffrage Federation
that his Liberal government would bring forward, next session, a Manhood Suffrage Bill or Reform Bill.
15-21 June 1913: The Congress of the International Women's...
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15-21 June 1913
The Congress of the International Women's Suffrage Alliance
was held at Budapest in Hungary.
26 July 1913: The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies...
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26 July 1913
The National Union of Women's Suffrage SocietiesWomen's Pilgrimage culminated in London with a meeting in Hyde Park.
Early August 1914: In response to the support for Britain's...
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Early August 1914
In response to the support for Britain's war effort pledged by Millicent Garrett Fawcett
and other National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
Executive Committee members, several leading members of the Union resigned to form the...
August 1915: The Young Woman, a monthly, ended publication...
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August 1915
The Young Woman, a monthly, ended publication in London.
August 1916: Millicent Garrett Fawcett arranged a meeting...
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August 1916
Millicent Garrett Fawcett
arranged a meeting between suffragists and members of parliament which resulted in the election of MPs of all parties to the Speaker's Conference on Electoral Reform
.
Late November 1916: The Speaker's Conference on Electoral Reform,...
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Late November 1916
The Speaker's Conference on Electoral Reform
, an all-party parliamentary group formed on an initiative of Millicent Garrett Fawcett
, turned in a report which became the basis of the Act of 6 February 1918...
After 6 February 1918: Sir Hubert Parry wrote his musical setting...
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After 6 February 1918
Sir Hubert Parry
wrote his musical setting for William Blake
's Jerusalem to celebrate women's victory in the suffrage struggle: this fact is not (unlike the music, which is now as famous as the poem)...
January 1921: The Englishwoman, a monthly forum for serious...
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January 1921
The Englishwoman, a monthly forum for serious feminist discussion, ceased publication in London.
6 July 1928: Four days after the Representation of the...
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6 July 1928
Four days after the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act received the royal assent, a celebratory breakfast was held at the Hotel Cecil in London.
15, 17 June 2011: The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) released...
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15, 17 June 2011
The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS)
released a digitized version of documents, photos, banners, and personal mementoes from the struggle of British women for suffrage, housed at the Women's Library
and the British parliamentary
archives.
Doherty, Teresa. Emails to the Women’s History Network.
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