Langham Place Group

Helen Blackburn recounts that JB met Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon and Adelaide Procter after casually picking up a copy of the English Woman's Journal at a railway station. She was so impressed with the contents...

Working on the English Woman's Journal strengthened MH 's connection to members of the Langham Place Group . The tie that she formed with with Theodosia, Lady Monson , lasted into her obscure later years...

When, late in life, she forbade the writing of an intimate biography but expressed her willingness that a sketch should be written, she thought such a sketch might advantageously cover both herself and Madame Bodichon...

As a member of the Langham Place GroupEF counted most of the women activists of the day among her friends. Her far-flung circle of associates included Adelaide Procter and Frances Power Cobbe .

EF suffered in various ways as a result of the trial. The sense that she had prevaricated, at the very least, alienated many of her associates on The English Woman's Journal, including Emily Davies

JI became a member of the Portfolio Society , to which Adelaide Procter , Emily Faithfull , and several other members of the Langham Place Group also belonged.

BLSB 's importance in the history of bourgeois feminism and her witty and incisive style have led to considerable attention from second-wave feminist scholars. A number of her works, including A Brief Summary and Women...

By 1861 MH was a partner in the Victoria Press . Her involvement, however, was short-lived, and she never invested any funds in the press. By 1860 rumours were apparently circulating about her...

Since the Langham Place Group had provided a social space for women in 1860, several organizations had already challenged the flourishing institution of men's clubs. The Lyceum Club came on the scene at a time...

This was part of her work as assistant secretary of the Association ; she edited the Transactions until 1866. (It ran until 1886). Many of the speeches were delivered by IC 's Langham Place colleagues...

BLSB and the Langham Place feminists strongly supported John Stuart Mill 's campaign for office.

BRP was left in primary charge of the journal in 1859, when Barbara Leigh Smith (who had married three months after Parkes became editor) began to live outside England for half of the year. Because...

The association with Parkes led to IC 's lengthy involvement with the mid-Victorian feminist movement, which coalesced through the activities and publications of the Langham Place Group. She is often referred to by historians...

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.

CR , despite her poor health and her disavowal of the role of political poet, was keenly interested in political events and connected herself with contemporary political movements in a range of ways. Her father's...