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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 ...
Josephine Barnes (1912–1999), obstetrician and gynaecologist, first female president of the British Medical Association. Emily Blackwell (1826–1910), third woman to earn a medical degree in the United States (born Bristol).
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Francisca de Haan (fl. 1998-) – Central, Eastern and South Eastern European Women's and Gender History; Johanna Naber (1859–1941) – influential women and the women's movement; Marysa Navarro (born 1934) – feminism; Kaari Utrio – women and children; Retha Warnicke (born 1939) – gender issues
This is a list of women artists who were born in England or whose works are closely associated with that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
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.
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