Martha Merrington

Standard Name: Merrington, Martha

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1875: In Kensington, Martha Merrington became the...

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1875

In Kensington, Martha Merrington became the first of many women elected as a Poor Law Guardian; previously women had carried out poor law work after being conscripted or acclaimed without contest in elections.
Hollis, Patricia. Ladies Elect: Women in English Local Government, 1865-1914. Clarendon, 1987.
195, 231

1884: Louisa Twining was elected Poor Law Guardian...

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1884

Louisa Twining was elected Poor Law Guardian in Kensington.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
175, 180

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