Harriet M'Ilquham

The first married female poor law guardian, Harriet M'Ilquham of Tewkesbury, was elected.

The Society for Promoting Women as County Councillors was founded.

Harriet M'Ilquham stood for election to the county council in Cheltenham division, Gloucestershire; she lost but set a precedent that married women might stand.

The Women's Franchise League , an organisation committed to including married women in future women's suffrage proposals, was formed in London by Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy , Alice Scatcherd , and Harriet M'Ilquham and others.