@nationalportraitgallery
Josephine Butler
Josephine Butler was born on 13 April 1828 in Northumberland. Her father John Grey was a strong advocate of social reform and a campaigner against the slave trade. His cousin was Earl Grey, British prime minister between 1830 and 1834.
Josephine Butler was born on 13 April 1828 in Northumberland. Her father John Grey was a strong advocate of social reform and a campaigner against the slave trade. His cousin was Earl Grey, British prime minister between 1830 and 1834.
Maye Dilke
The daughter of Liberal MP Thomas Eustace Smith, Dilke trained to be a teacher in France. From 1878 she was an active member of the National Society for Women’s Suffrage, and later, treasurer for the Central National Society for Women’s Suffrage. She published Women’s Suffrage (1885) and worked in London local government, particularly in education, campaigning for its free provision. In 1888, she travelled to Washington to attend the International Council of Women.
The daughter of Liberal MP Thomas Eustace Smith, Dilke trained to be a teacher in France. From 1878 she was an active member of the National Society for Women’s Suffrage, and later, treasurer for the Central National Society for Women’s Suffrage. She published Women’s Suffrage (1885) and worked in London local government, particularly in education, campaigning for its free provision. In 1888, she travelled to Washington to attend the International Council of Women.
Dame Ellen Terry
Ellen Terry, in full Alice Ellen Terry, (born February 27, 1847, Coventry, Warwickshire, England—died July 21, 1928, Small Hythe, Kent), English actress who became one of the most popular stage performers in both Great Britain and North America. For 24 years (1878–1902) she worked as the leading lady of Sir Henry Irving in one of the most famous partnerships in the theatre. In the 1890s she began her famous “paper courtship” with George Bernard Shaw, one of the most brilliant correspondences in the history of English letter writing.
Ellen Terry, in full Alice Ellen Terry, (born February 27, 1847, Coventry, Warwickshire, England—died July 21, 1928, Small Hythe, Kent), English actress who became one of the most popular stage performers in both Great Britain and North America. For 24 years (1878–1902) she worked as the leading lady of Sir Henry Irving in one of the most famous partnerships in the theatre. In the 1890s she began her famous “paper courtship” with George Bernard Shaw, one of the most brilliant correspondences in the history of English letter writing.
No comments:
Post a Comment