Faithfull, Emily. “Preface”. The Victoria Regia, edited by Adelaide Procter, Emily Faithfull, p. v - viii.
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Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort ascending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Emily Faithfull | EF
's preface to the volume again outlines in a matter-of-fact way the aims of the Society for the Promotion of the Employment of Women
and the Victoria Press
. |
| Textual Features | Emily Faithfull | EF
supported the suffrage cause by lecturing on women's suffrage and by reporting on the activities of the National Society for Women's Suffrage
in her periodicals. Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany. 152, 157 |
| 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. 52 |
| 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. 53 Forster, Margaret. Significant Sisters. Secker and Warburg. 141 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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. 232n1 Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder. “Obituary: Miss Emilia Jessie Boucherett”. Times, p. 8. |
| 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. 140 |
| 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. |
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