Harriet M'Ilquham
Standard Name: M'Ilquham, Harriet
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1881
The first married female poor law guardian, Harriet M'Ilquham
of Tewkesbury, was elected.
November 1888
The Society for Promoting Women as County Councillors
was founded.
17 January 1889
Harriet M'Ilquham
stood for election to the county council in Cheltenham division, Gloucestershire; she lost but set a precedent that married women might stand.
25 July 1889
The Women's Franchise League
, an organisation committed to including married women in future women's suffrage proposals, was formed in London by Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy
, Alice Scatcherd
, and Harriet M'Ilquham
and others.