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Frances Simson (1854–1938) – suffragist, campaigner for women's higher education and one of the first of eight women graduates from the University of Edinburgh; May Sinclair (1863–1946) – member of the Woman Writers' Suffrage League; Sophia Duleep Singh (1876–1948) – had leading roles in the Women's Tax Resistance League, and the WSPU
Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason Sinn Féin: Constance Markievicz: Dublin St Patrick's: 1918 (did not take seat) 1922: Constituency abolished due to establishment of Irish Free State: Conservative: Nancy Astor [a] Plymouth Sutton: 1919: 1945: Retired Liberal: Margaret Wintringham [b] Louth, Lincolnshire: 1921: 1924: Defeated ...
The following is an incomplete list of women monarchs who are well known from popular writings, although many ancient and poorly documented ruling monarchs (such as those from Africa and Oceania) are omitted. Section 1 lists monarchs who ruled in their own right, such as queens regnant. Section 2 lists legendary monarchs.
There is a poll book from 1843 that clearly shows thirty women's names among those who voted. These women were playing an active role in the election. On the roll, the wealthiest female elector was Grace Brown, a butcher. Due to the high rates that she paid, Grace Brown was entitled to four votes. [12]
The first organised movement for British women's suffrage was the Langham Place Circle of the 1850s, led by Barbara Bodichon (née Leigh-Smith) and Bessie Rayner Parkes. They also campaigned for improved female rights in the law, employment, education, and marriage.
Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett GBE (née Garrett; 11 June 1847 – 5 August 1929) was an English political activist and writer.She campaigned for women's suffrage by legal change and in 1897–1919 led Britain's largest women's rights association, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), [1] explaining, "I cannot say I became a suffragist.
Veronica was also attacked but managed to escape and identify her husband as the assailant. Lord Lucan disappeared shortly after the attack, and despite extensive searches, he was never found. His disappearance remains one of the most famous unsolved cases in British criminal history. [3]
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