Dora's father
introduced her to travel (to Belgium and France) and to politics (watching the results of the 1906 General Election, when the Liberals swept to power, was utterly intoxicat[ing]).
Russell, Dora. The Tamarisk Tree: My Quest for Liberty and Love. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1975.
1: 29
Family and Intimate relationships
Dora Russell
DR
's father, Sir Frederick Black
, was a senior civil servant who was knighted for his work with the Admiralty
.
Commire, Anne, and Deborah Klezmer, editors. Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Yorkin Publications, 1999–2002, 17 vols.
13: 581
His work meant that he and his wife were often abroad...
politics
Dora Russell
Despite the pacifist leanings she had already developed, she made this trip in the capacity of personal assistant to her father, Sir Frederick Black
(then head of the Munitions Department
) in his task of...
Residence
Dora Russell
She lived at this time with her mother
(her father
was working in India) at a house in Torrington Square, London.
Russell, Dora. The Tamarisk Tree: My Quest for Liberty and Love. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1975.
1: 47-8
Travel
Dora Russell
Dora Black
(later Russell
) travelled to New York with her father, Sir Frederick Black
.
Commire, Anne, and Deborah Klezmer, editors. Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Yorkin Publications, 1999–2002, 17 vols.