The only son of MAW
and her husband
was born; he was christened with his mother's maiden name of Arnold
.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. Mrs. Humphry Ward. Clarendon Press, 1990.
59, 410
Literary responses
Mary Augusta Ward
Canadian Born was not a great success and sold poorly. MAW
' son Arnold
exposed the imperial arrogance and racism of his class in his objection that the union of a British aristocrat with a...
politics
Mary Augusta Ward
Her political views continued to create breaches in her previous alliances. In addition to the rift with Somerville College
, she was ousted from the National Union of Women Workers
. Her son Arnold
also...
Wealth and Poverty
Mary Augusta Ward
In 1896 she and her husband committed themselves to purchasing Stocks. The initial cost of £18,000, plus £7,000 for an adjoining farm, was much increased by extensive renovations they undertook. The need for money...
Timeline
6 May 1913: The House of Commons defeated a private member's...
National or international item
6 May 1913
The House of Commons defeated a private member's Representation of the People Bill which would have enfranchised women over twenty-five who were either householders or wives of householders.
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
190n190
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. Mrs. Humphry Ward. Clarendon Press, 1990.