Ellen Hewett

When KM journeyed back to England with her mother, she met and became romantically involved with Ellen Hewett , a widowed Englishwoman. Their relationship, which continued for a while after they reached England, was short...

Scholars argue that the destruction of KM 's reputation was completed by private knowledge of her erotic relationships with women. Hewett not only spread information to Hapgood about these relationships, but also ensured that Henry Labouchere

In the midst of these events, KM 's lesbian relationship with Ellen Hewett ended painfully. Hewett, who had begun to support KM financially, spoke with another woman about her unhappiness and in a quarrel soon...

KM 's reputation was threatened on multiple fronts by people in several countries as she gained a more prominent public identity. One of her most effective opponents was the American writer Isabel Hapgood . Hapgood...