Stephen, Barbara. Emily Davies and Girton College. Constable, 1927.
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politics
Emily Faithfull
EF
reluctantly declined to stand for the London School Board
, following the resignation of T. H. Huxley
, because of her commitments to other activities.
Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany, 1994.
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Author summary
Henrietta Müller
Henrietta Müller
was a prominent activist for women's rights in the late-nineteenth century, who used her talents in the service of public reform. Best known for her radical opposition to taxation without representation, she became...
Textual Features
Henrietta Müller
The article describes the strengths and weaknesses of the schools in Florence in comparison to those of the London School Board
district. HM
praises the simplicity of the Florentine system in contrast to the vastness...
Textual Production
Henrietta Müller
Müller
wrote this article wearing the hat of a member of the London School Board
. She arrived in Florence furnished with [a] letter of introduction and the intention of reporting her findings when back...
Travel
Augusta Webster
AW
did not seek re-election to the London School Board
in 1882, since poor health compelled her to rest in Italy.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
qtd. in
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.