Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Jacob Bright
Standard Name: Bright, Jacob
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Friends, Associates | Lydia Becker | These two episodes did not endear LB
to Emmeline Pankhurst
. Ursula
and Jacob Bright
remained her close friends. |
| Friends, Associates | Harriet Martineau | In 1838, HM
met the British diplomat David Urquhart
, who was known for his championship of Turkey against Russia. Although she recorded her dislike for his social egotism and misogynistic opinions, his hatred and... |
| politics | Josephine Butler | In an effort to survey legislation that threatened to impinge on personal freedoms, JB
, Jacob Bright
, Charles McLaren
, and others founded the Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights
. Caine, Barbara. Victorian Feminists. Oxford University Press, 1992. 171 |
Timeline
February 1858: Bessie Rayner Parkes described to George...
Building item
February 1858
Bessie Rayner Parkes
described to George Eliot
, in a letter, the limited company established by the Langham Place group to support The English Woman's Journal.
Herstein, Sheila R. A Mid-Victorian Feminist: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. Yale University Press, 1985.
134
Rendall, Jane. “A Moral Engine? Feminism, Liberalism and the English Womans JournalEqual or Different: Womens Politics 1800-1914, edited by Jane Rendall, Basil Blackwell, 1987, pp. 112-38.
118-9
6 November 1867: The Scottish Women's Suffrage Society met...
National or international item
6 November 1867
The Scottish Women's Suffrage Society
met for the first time in Edinburgh.
King, Elspeth. “The Scottish Women’s Suffrage Movement”. Out of Bounds: Women in Scottish Society 1800-1945, edited by Esther Breitenbach and Eleanor Gordon, Edinburgh University Press, 1992, pp. 121-50.
130
May 1869: The Municipal Franchise Act extended the...
National or international item
May 1869
The Municipal Franchise Act extended the municipal franchise to women ratepayers.
Herstein, Sheila R. A Mid-Victorian Feminist: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. Yale University Press, 1985.
168
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
80
Mitchell, Sally. Frances Power Cobbe: Victorian Feminist, Journalist, Reformer. University of Virginia Press, 2004.
191
4 May 1870: Jacob Bright introduced an unsuccessful women's...
National or international item
4 May 1870
Jacob Bright
introduced an unsuccessful women's suffrage bill in the House of Commons
; it was the first time female enfranchisement was considered as an issue unto itself.
Rover, Constance. Women’s Suffrage and Party Politics in Britain, 1866-1914. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967.
218, 61
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 25th ed., G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1911.
1513
Mitchell, Sally. Frances Power Cobbe: Victorian Feminist, Journalist, Reformer. University of Virginia Press, 2004.
199
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