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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
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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 ...
This is a list of women who have been sat as members of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. Unless stated otherwise the reason for leaving the Lords is death. Unless stated otherwise the reason for leaving the Lords is death.
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.
Also: United Kingdom: People: By occupation: Women historians: Women biographers This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:British biographers . It includes British biographers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
As of 2020, a total of 198 women have been elected fellows. Two women have been elected under the Society's former Statute 12 regulation and two Honorary Fellows for their service to the cause of science. Another four women, from the British Royal Family, have been either Royal Fellow or Patron of the Society. Thirty six more women have been ...