Society for Promoting the Employment of Women

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politics Helen Blackburn
She was a committee member of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women , an organization (founded in 1859) that sought to train women and encourage the provision of job opportunities for them. Other...
Other Life Event Helen Blackburn
In 1905 the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women established a scholarship in HB 's memory.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder.
Occupation Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon
BLSB helped to found the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women .
Herstein, Sheila R. A Mid-Victorian Feminist: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. Yale University Press.
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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 Jessie Boucherett
In 1859, along with Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon and Adelaide Procter , JB launched the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women (SPEW). They held their first meeting on 19 June 1859.
Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder.
“Obituary: Miss Emilia Jessie Boucherett”. Times, p. 8.
Though all...
Occupation Jane Hume Clapperton
Her philanthropy included teaching sabbath school, superintending the female branch of a ragged school, volunteering at a sick children's hospital, and working for the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women (SPEW). She later reflected...
Friends, Associates Emily Davies
At Gateshead, ED began life-long friendships with Annie Crow (later Austin) and Jane Crow (from 1848), and Elizabeth Garrett (later Anderson), from 1854. No letters from her to Anderson survive, although a number from Anderson...
politics Emily Davies
ED quickly became involved with the Langham Place circle . In 1859 Jane Crow became the Secretary of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women , and went to live at the Langham Place office.
Stephen, Barbara. Emily Davies and Girton College. Constable.
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politics Emily Davies
ED established a Northumberland and Durham Branch of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women after her London visit.
Stephen, Barbara. Emily Davies and Girton College. Constable.
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Forster, Margaret. Significant Sisters. Secker and Warburg.
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Textual Production Emily Davies
Under ED 's editorship, the periodical combined literary contributions (such as poetry by Christina Rossetti and fiction by Thomas Adolphus Trollope ) with book reviews, reports of bodies such as the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women
politics Emily Faithfull
EF served as secretary of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women (SPEW).
Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany.
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politics Emily Faithfull
EF and Bessie Parkes founded the Edinburgh branch of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women (SPEW).
Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany.
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politics Emily Faithfull
EF acted as director of an employment register for the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women (SPEW).
Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany.
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politics Emily Faithfull
EF helped found the Dublin branch of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women (SPEW).
Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany.
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politics Emily Faithfull
By 1859 The English Woman's Journal was felt to be no longer adequate on its own for promoting women's work, and Jessie Boucherett suggested the creation of a society which would deal specifically with this...

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7 July 1859: The first meeting of the Society for Promoting...

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7 July 1859

October 1859: The Society for Promoting the Employment...

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October 1859

Late 1859: The offices of The English Woman's Journal...

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Late 1859

The offices of The English Woman's Journal moved from Cavendish Square to 19 Langham Place, where a ladies' club was also planned.

25 March 1860: Emily Faithfull established the Victoria...

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25 March 1860

Emily Faithfull established the Victoria Press at 9 Great Coram Street, near Russell Square, London.

1861: Maria Rye established the Female Middle Class...

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1861

Maria Rye established the Female Middle Class Emigration Society in response to the scarcity of jobs in England for girls and women.

1892: May Abraham, Clara Collet, Eliza Orme, and...

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1892

May Abraham , Clara Collet , Eliza Orme , and Margaret Irwin were appointed as Assistant Commissioners to the Royal Commission on Labour.

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