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.
London School Board
Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort ascending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Anna Wickham | AW
's mother, Alice (Whelan) Harper
, was an eccentric, flamboyant woman of many talents. |
| Cultural formation | Anna Wickham | Anna Wickham was English, but spent most of her formative years in Australia. Wickham, Anna. “Introduction”. Selected Poems, edited by David Garnett, Chatto and Windus, pp. 7-11. 8 |
| 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 | 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 | 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/. |
| 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. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. “Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC. 35 |
| Occupation | Helen Taylor | HT
represented the Southwark Radical Association
as a member of the London School Board
. The Irish vote was crucial to her election. Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder. Smith, Janet. “Helen Taylor’s Anti-imperial Feminism: Ireland and the Land League question”. Women’s History, Vol. 2 , No. 4, pp. 19-24. 23 |
| Occupation | Edith J. Simcox | As a radicalist member of the London School Board
, EJS
fought for the provision of high-quality, compulsory, secular education to all children. Shattock, Joanne. The Oxford Guide to British Women Writers. Oxford University Press. McKenzie, Keith Alexander, and Gordon S. Haight. Edith Simcox and George Eliot. Oxford University Press. 31 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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... |
| Occupation | Henrietta Müller | HM
's activities as a member of the London School Board
, as member and office-holder of the National Society for Women's Suffrage
and other organizations, and as a campaigner for better treatment for prostitutes... |
| Material Conditions of Writing | Henrietta Müller | In an interview printed in The Woman's Herald, Henrietta Müller
recalled that she began speaking a great deal on all sorts of subjects in public at the time of her election to the London School Board |
| 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... |
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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