Fabian Society

Soon after AB met George Bernard Shaw , possibly as early as 1884, they became close friends, sharing a bond in their activities with the Fabian Society . Shaw later claimed that some romantic intrigue...

There seems, nonetheless, to have been some social benefit in this, since her father's friends included members of the Fabian Society .

LSB was a friend of many notable anarchist journalists, including Charlotte Wilson (a leading member of the Fabians and co-founder of the anarchist journal Freedom), Helen and Olivia Rossetti (editors of another anarchist...

During her time in Welwyn, MB became a friend of Flora Robson , for whom celebrity still lay far in the future. She also had a fascinating and instructive meeting with Shaw when she and...

EFB was forced to resign from the executive of the Fabian Society as a result of a serious illness.

EFB later retracted her position on the state support of motherhood. When H. G. Wells delivered a lecture to a Fabian audience in October 1906 on Socialism and the Middle Classes which discussed his ideas...

The action takes place in Edwardian London, a world of Fabian socialism and suffragettes, and the novel was shaped by Richardson's early years in London and her relationship with Benjamin Grad .

After the Home Secretary assured the Fabian Society through the columns of the Times that CL had been released from prison because of her delicate health, not her class, replies appeared both from her and...

When her teaching days were nearly over, Conway began to use her formidable public speaking talents in the service of her burgeoning socialism. Through her affiliation with the Fabian Society , she was hired as...

EJS was also an active lecturer. She addressed a number of groups including the Democratic Club , the Free Thinkers of Walworth , and the Hatcham Liberals . Her support for women's suffrage included delivering...

Soon after her conversion to socialism in November 1890, Katharine Conway, afterwards KBG , became involved with several socialist organizations. She joined the Bristol Socialist Society and the Clifton and Bristol branches of the Fabian Society

EFB was elected to the executive of the Fabian Society as one of its only two women representatives. She had been defeated for this position the previous year.

Beatrice Potter (later BW ) joined the Fabian Society at the urging of Sidney Webb : between them they were to dominate the society for a generation to come.

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...

In addition to her membership of the Women's Labour League, KBG supported educational reform, women's and children's rights, and poor-law reform. In July 1913 she attended the Fabian Society summer conference, which...