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Millicent Garrett Fawcett
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Standard Name: Fawcett, Millicent Garrett
Birth Name: Millicent Garrett
Married Name: Millicent Fawcett
Indexed Name: Mrs Henry Fawcett
MGF
was a very effective political writer. Early in her career, she was well regarded for her works on political economy, which included three successful books and numerous articles and reviews for periodicals including Macmillan's Magazine, the Fortnightly, and the Athenæum. Her writings and speeches on higher education for women were very influential. She wrote two novels; the first was a success, but second has been lost. Later, she became primarily known for her activism and considerable body of works (books, essays, lectures, and speeches) dealing with issues in the women's movement, particularly with women's suffrage.
Connections
| Connections Sort ascending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Residence | Isabella Ormston Ford | When IOF
and her sister Emily decided to move from the large house when their advanced age made it too much to manage, their friend Millicent Garrett Fawcett
wrote that to many of us Adel... |
| Reception | Josephine Butler | In December 1927, as the centenary of JB
's birth approached, the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene
published Dame Millicent Fawcett
and E. M. Turner
's Josephine Butler: Her Work and Principles, and Their... |
| Reception | Annie Besant | The publication of the pamphlet resulted in obscenity charges, hardly a surprise since publisher and bookseller Charles Watts
had pled guilty to obscenity the previous winter for selling copies of the same text. Banks, Olive. The Biographical Dictionary of British Feminists. New York University Press. 22 |
| Publishing | Isabella Ormston Ford | On 23 April 1892 IOF
contributed an article entitled Women and the Labour Party to a special series for the Leeds Times on Social and Political Questions by Representative English Women. Other notable contributors... |
| politics | Virginia Woolf | VW
appeared with Ethel Smyth
on the platform of the London and National Society for Women's Service
(LNSWS, later renamed the Fawcett Society
in honour of Millicent Garrett Fawcett
). Lee, Hermione. Virginia Woolf. Chatto and Windus. 598 |
| politics | Eva Gore-Booth | EGB
and Esther Roper
again offered some support to Christabel Pankhurst
and Annie Kenney
after their landmark protest at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester on 13 October 1905. But in 1906, they and other... |
| politics | Laura Ormiston Chant | In addition to her other political activities, Chant was heavily involved in the activities of the National Vigilance Association
. She edited its journal, the Vigilance Record, and took a leading role (alongside Millicent Garrett Fawcett |
| politics | Emmeline Pankhurst | The WSPU was militant, unlike the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
, a federation of suffrage societies led by Lydia Becker
and later by Millicent Garrett Fawcett
. Pankhurst, Sylvia. The Life of Emmeline Pankhurst. Kraus Reprint. 50n1 |
| politics | Frances Power Cobbe | FPC
was also influential in the passage of the 1882 Married Women's Property Act. Slow to embrace the campaign against the Contagious Diseases Acts because she thought it might harm the larger cause, she later... |
| politics | Sarah Grand | In an interview in 1896, SG
made clear her belief in the need for female suffrage: We shall do no good until we get the Franchise, for however well-intentioned men may be, they cannot understand... |
| politics | Ray Strachey | Her initial interest in suffrage grew from her association with Lady Strachey
and Philippa Strachey
, both suffragists and her future in-laws. Ray worked for the nonmilitant constitutionalist Millicent Fawcett
, and thought the militant... |
| politics | Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence | The magistrate sentenced eleven women (ten arrested outside parliament and one, Sylvia Pankhurst
, arrested at the court) to two months in Holloway Prison's second division (which at this time held convicted criminals, while... |
| politics | Charlotte Despard | She was recruited for the suffrage movement by Annie Kenney
and Tessa Billington Greig
, and soon became one of its leaders, along with Millicent Fawcett
and Emmeline Pankhurst
. Of her appointment with the... |
| politics | Eleanor Rathbone | ER
succeeded Millicent Garrett Fawcett
as President of the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship
(NUSEC
)—formerly the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
(NUWSS
)—a post she held for ten years. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
| politics | Lydia Becker | A majority of the Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage
voted to affiliate with non-suffrage women's organizations. Dissidents, including LB
and Millicent Garrett Fawcett
, walked out. Purvis, June. Emmeline Pankhurst: A Biography. Routledge. 29 |
Timeline
27 July 1911: The Women's Franchise, which featured contributions...
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27 July 1911
The Women's Franchise, which featured contributions from major societies within the suffrage movement and from individuals, ceased publication in London.
7 November 1911: The British Prime Minister, Herbert Henry...
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7 November 1911
The British Prime Minister, Herbert Henry Asquith
, told members of the People's Suffrage Federation
that his Liberal government would bring forward, next session, a Manhood Suffrage Bill or Reform Bill.
15-21 June 1913: The Congress of the International Women's...
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15-21 June 1913
The Congress of the International Women's Suffrage Alliance
was held at Budapest in Hungary.
26 July 1913: The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies...
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26 July 1913
The National Union of Women's Suffrage SocietiesWomen's Pilgrimage culminated in London with a meeting in Hyde Park.
Early August 1914: In response to the support for Britain's...
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Early August 1914
In response to the support for Britain's war effort pledged by Millicent Garrett Fawcett
and other National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
Executive Committee members, several leading members of the Union resigned to form the...
August 1915: The Young Woman, a monthly, ended publication...
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August 1915
The Young Woman, a monthly, ended publication in London.
August 1916: Millicent Garrett Fawcett arranged a meeting...
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August 1916
Millicent Garrett Fawcett
arranged a meeting between suffragists and members of parliament which resulted in the election of MPs of all parties to the Speaker's Conference on Electoral Reform
.
Late November 1916: The Speaker's Conference on Electoral Reform,...
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Late November 1916
The Speaker's Conference on Electoral Reform
, an all-party parliamentary group formed on an initiative of Millicent Garrett Fawcett
, turned in a report which became the basis of the Act of 6 February 1918...
After 6 February 1918: Sir Hubert Parry wrote his musical setting...
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After 6 February 1918
Sir Hubert Parry
wrote his musical setting for William Blake
's Jerusalem to celebrate women's victory in the suffrage struggle: this fact is not (unlike the music, which is now as famous as the poem)...
January 1921: The Englishwoman, a monthly forum for serious...
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January 1921
The Englishwoman, a monthly forum for serious feminist discussion, ceased publication in London.
6 July 1928: Four days after the Representation of the...
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6 July 1928
Four days after the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act received the royal assent, a celebratory breakfast was held at the Hotel Cecil in London.
15, 17 June 2011: The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) released...
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15, 17 June 2011
The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS)
released a digitized version of documents, photos, banners, and personal mementoes from the struggle of British women for suffrage, housed at the Women's Library
and the British parliamentary
archives.
Doherty, Teresa. Emails to the Women’s History Network.
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