Thomas, Leesther. A Poetry of Deliverance with Tractarian Affinities: A Study of Adelaide A. Procter’s Poetry. Florida State University.
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Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort ascending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Textual Features | Charlotte Yonge | This novel mocks female self-assertion as absurd and inappropriate, through the experience of Rachel Curtis. CY
seems to be writing of pitfalls and temptations which she had found it hard yet necessary to resist. Readers... |
| politics | Anna Swanwick | The husband drew up his will in 1884, leaving the bulk of his fortune for women's education and clearly explaining why. It is women who have hitherto had the worst of life, and I therefore... |
| politics | Adelaide Procter | Earlier in the year, the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science
had appointed AP
as member of a committee to consider ways of providing employment opportunities for women. It was an appointment that... |
| politics | Adelaide Procter | The Society for Promoting the Employment of Women
(for which AP
, with Barbara Leigh Smith
Bodichon and others, had opened an office) met for the first time. |
| Publishing | Adelaide Procter | In connection with her work as a member of the newly formed Society for Promoting the Employment of Women
, AP
published Women Watchmakers of Christchurch in the English Woman's Journal. Gregory, Gill. The Life and Work of Adelaide Proctor. Ashgate. 27 |
| Wealth and Poverty | Emily Jane Pfeiffer | Money from the Pfeiffer trust was also given to Newnham
, Girton
, and Somerville College
s, and many other institutions and agencies promoting women's education, including the Maria Grey Training College
and the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women |
| politics | Bessie Rayner Parkes | Besides editing the English Woman's Journal, BRP
collaborated in 1859 with other group members Emily Faithfull
and Adelaide Procter
to found the Victoria Press
(established on 25 March 1860). Levine, Philippa. Feminist Lives in Victorian England: Private Roles and Public Commitment. Basil Blackwell. 9 Thesing, William B., editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 240. Gale Research. 240: 187 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Henrietta Müller | Henrietta's mother, Maria Henrietta Müller
, was of English descent, though she appears to have been born, like her children, in Valparaiso. “FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service”. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. under Maria Miller (sic) |
| Textual Production | Harriet Martineau | HM
wrote on topics related to women and supported a wide range of feminist causes throughout her career. She sent a letter conveying her warm and unrestricted sympathy Martineau, Harriet. Harriet Martineau on Women. Editor Yates, Gayle Graham, Rutgers University Press. 75 |
| Occupation | Matilda Hays | As well as co-founding and co-editing the English Woman's Journal with Bessie Rayner Parkes
(between 1857 and 1862), Rendall, Jane. “’A Moral Engine’? Feminism, Liberalism and the <span data-tei-ns-tag="tei_title" data-tei-title-lvl=‘j’>English Woman’s Journal</span>”;. Equal or Different: Women’s Politics 1800-1914, edited by Jane Rendall, Basil Blackwell, pp. 112-38. 116, 119-20 Merrill, Lisa. When Romeo Was a Woman. University of Michigan Press. 185 |
| 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. 43 |
| 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. 44 |
| 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. 45 |
| 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. 44 |
| 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... |
Timeline
7 July 1859: The first meeting of the Society for Promoting...
Building item
7 July 1859
The first meeting of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women
was held in London; founding members included Anna Jameson
, Emily Faithfull
, Jessie Boucherett
, Adelaide Procter
, Bessie Rayner Parkes
, Isa Craig
, and Sarah Lewin
.
October 1859: The Society for Promoting the Employment...
National or international item
October 1859
The Society for Promoting the Employment of Women
officially joined with the Social Science Association
.
Late 1859: The offices of The English Woman's Journal...
Women writers item
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...
Women writers item
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...
National or international item
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...
National or international item
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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