In her introduction, Carey expresses her wish that her sketches of twelve noble and useful lives be read and studied by women of this generation, and go and do thou likewise be written upon some...
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1870s: In Portsmouth, Miss Agnes Weston operated...
Building item
1870s
In Portsmouth, Miss Agnes Weston
operated an alcohol-free religious and recreational hall for sailors.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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26 October 1918: Religious and temperance philanthropist Agnes...
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26 October 1918
Religious and temperance philanthropist Agnes Weston
was given burial with full naval honours—a very rare distinction for a woman.
Greenspan, Karen. The Timetables of Women’s History. Simon and Shuster, 1994.
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“Agnes Weston: Information Sheet No. 43”. Royal Naval Museum: Collections: Research Collections: Information Service: Information Sheets.
