Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Primrose League
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| death | Benjamin Disraeli | His death date became known as Primrose Day, from his association with the spring flower which he was said to love. |
| politics | Frances Power Cobbe | Firmly committed to doing everything in [her] power to protect the property, the persons and the parental rights of women, Cobbe, Frances Power. Life of Frances Power Cobbe. Houghton, Mifflin, 1894, 2 vols. 2: 526 |
| politics | Emily Faithfull | EF
joined the South Manchester Primrose Habitation
, a Manchester association connected with the Primrose League
, an organization which promoted Conservative Party
principles. Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany, 1994. 161 Walker, Linda. “Party Political Women: A Comparative Study of Liberal Women and the Primrose League, 1890-1914”. Equal or Different: Women’s Politics 1800-1914, edited by Jane Rendall, Basil Blackwell, 1987, pp. 165-91. 166, 170-1 |
| politics | Dorothy Richardson | With varying degrees of commitment (usually minor), Richardson immersed herself in various philosophical movements of the period. She did much of her reading at the British Museum
's Reading Room, which she revered, but elsewhere... |
Timeline
1880s: Many local Women's Liberal Associations ...
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1880s
Many local Women's Liberal Association
s formed.
Walker, Linda. “Party Political Women: A Comparative Study of Liberal Women and the Primrose League, 1890-1914”. Equal or Different: Women’s Politics 1800-1914, edited by Jane Rendall, Basil Blackwell, 1987, pp. 165-91.
166-9
Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany, 1994.
286
1884: Tory women were admitted to the newly founded...
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1884
Tory women were admitted to the newly founded Primrose League
.
Walker, Linda. “Party Political Women: A Comparative Study of Liberal Women and the Primrose League, 1890-1914”. Equal or Different: Women’s Politics 1800-1914, edited by Jane Rendall, Basil Blackwell, 1987, pp. 165-91.
166, 170-1
1912: The Primrose League claimed to have almost...
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1912
The Primrose League
claimed to have almost 500,000 women members; the Women's Liberal Federation
and the Women's National Liberal Association
had 150,000 members between the two.
Hannam, June. “Women and Politics”. Women’s History: Britain, 1850-1945, edited by June Purvis, University College London Press, 1995, pp. 217-45.
242
Hollis, Patricia. Ladies Elect: Women in English Local Government, 1865-1914. Clarendon, 1987.
64
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