Mitchell, Charlotte. Victoria Cross, 1868-1952: A Bibliography. Victorian Fiction Research Unit, School of English, Media Studies and Art History, The University of Queensland.
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George Lansbury
Standard Name: Lansbury, George
Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort descending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Literary responses | Victoria Cross | This novel was mentioned in the House of Commons
debates concerning gender equity in pay: the Labour
MP George Lansbury
commended it as an extraordinary book. |
| politics | Sylvia Pankhurst | Beginning in 1912, and inspired by Keir Hardie
's dedication to the poor, SP
directed her political efforts at improving conditions for Cockney or working women in London's East End; this commitment puzzled her... |
| politics | Maude Royden | Others who attended this meeting were George Lansbury
, Dr Henry Hodgkin
, William Temple
, and Leyton Richards
. The FOR continues to exist today in Europe and in the United States. Historian... |
| politics | Sylvia Townsend Warner | Critic Arnold Rattenbury
feels that STW
's decision to join the Communist Party was the logical outcome of her earlier political choices, rather than a change of direction or feeling. Rattenbury, Arnold. “How the sanity of poets can be edited away”. London Review of Books, pp. 15-19. 18 |
Timeline
April 1892: Physical confrontation broke out at a meeting...
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April 1892
Physical confrontation broke out at a meeting in St James's Hall, London, of supporters of women's franchise.
September 1911: The first issue of The Link, a weekly publication...
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September 1911
The first issue of The Link, a weekly publication subtitled The Organ of the Women's Socialist Movement, was published in London.
15 April 1912: The Daily Herald, first newspaper of the...
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15 April 1912
The Daily Herald, first newspaper of the Labour Party
, was launched on capital of £200; it changed its title to the Herald and back again to the Daily Herald before expiring in 1964.
February 1913: The last issue of The Link: The Organ of...
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February 1913
The last issue of The Link: The Organ of the Women's Socialist Movement was published in London.
December 1914: A group of Christian pacifists including,...
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December 1914
A group of Christian pacifists including, among others, George Lansbury
, Maude Royden
, William Temple
, Dr Henry Hodgkin
, and Leyton Richards
, held a meeting at Cambridge to found the Fellowship of Reconciliation
(FOR
), an international organisation.
1 October 1935: At the Labour Party's annual conference Ernest...
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1 October 1935
At the Labour Party
's annual conference Ernest Bevin
made a dramatic attack on the pacifist views of the leader, George Lansbury
, who thereupon resigned.
22 May 1936: The Peace Pledge Union was founded by Canon...
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22 May 1936
The Peace Pledge Union
was founded by Canon Dick Sheppard
.
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