Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
London School Board
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Travel | Augusta Webster | AW
did not seek re-election to the London School Board
in 1882, since poor health compelled her to rest in Italy. “Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC. 35 |
Textual Production | Henrietta Müller | Müller
wrote this article wearing the hat of a member of the London School Board
. She arrived in Florence furnished with [a] letter of introduction and the intention of reporting her findings when back... |
Textual Features | Henrietta Müller | The article describes the strengths and weaknesses of the schools in Florence in comparison to those of the London School Board
district. HM
praises the simplicity of the Florentine system in contrast to the vastness... |
Author summary | Henrietta Müller | Henrietta Müller
was a prominent activist for women's rights in the late-nineteenth century, who used her talents in the service of public reform. Best known for her radical opposition to taxation without representation, she became... |
politics | Maria Grey | MG
stood for election to the London School Board
as representative for Chelsea, but failed to be elected. Ellsworth, Edward W. Liberators of the Female Mind: The Shirreff Sisters, Educational Reform, and the Women’s Movement. Greenwood. 97 |
politics | Henrietta Müller | HM
was elected to the London School Board
in a landslide, topping the poll with 19,000 votes. She was the third woman on the board; this was the month after Emily Davies
and Elizabeth Garrett |
politics | Henrietta Müller | In 1878, she took her first official foray into politics when she stood for election to the London School Board
in the Lambeth division. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
politics | Henrietta Müller | During and after her time with the London School Board
, HM
was also a member of the National Vigilance Association
or NVA and the Personal Rights Association
or PRA, which both campaigned against the... |
politics | Augusta Webster | AW
served as the elected representative of Chelsea on the London School Board
. Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford. Thesing, William B., editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 240. Gale Research. 240: 340 |
politics | Annie Besant | AB
was elected to the London School Board
(for the poor district of Tower Hamlets) after a campaign for public education. [T]he Common School system is the foundation of true democracy, Hollis, Patricia. Ladies Elect: Women in English Local Government, 1865-1914. Clarendon. 112 Taylor, Anne. Annie Besant: A Biography. Oxford University Press. 215-16 |
politics | Augusta Webster | AW
served a second term for Chelsea on the London School Board
. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
politics | Annie Besant | The London School Board implemented a fair wages clause for the award of contracts, as a result of pressure from Labour
members led by Annie Besant
. Hollis, Patricia. Ladies Elect: Women in English Local Government, 1865-1914. Clarendon. 113 |
politics | Augusta Webster | Her democratic beliefs gave her a strong concern for the poor. She worked on the School Board
to popularize education and advocated technical instruction in elementary schools. She also supported women's education. Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
politics | Emily Davies | ED
was elected to the London School Board
as a member for Greenwich. Stephen, Barbara. Emily Davies and Girton College. Constable. 120 |
politics | Emily Faithfull | EF
reluctantly declined to stand for the London School Board
, following the resignation of T. H. Huxley
, because of her commitments to other activities. Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany. 284 |
Timeline
October 1870: Elizabeth Garrett was asked to stand for...
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October 1870
Elizabeth Garrett
was asked to stand for the London School Board
elections in the local area of Marylebone.
October 1873: Emily Davies and Elizabeth Garrett, the first...
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October 1873
October 1881-December 1881: Mrs Surr and Helen Taylor, London School...
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October 1881-December 1881
Mrs Surr
and Helen Taylor
, London School Board members, exposed the terrible conditions at Upton House
(industrial school for boys).
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