Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Martha Merrington
Standard Name: Merrington, Martha
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1875: In Kensington, Martha Merrington became the...
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1875
In Kensington, Martha Merrington
became the first of many women elected as a Poor Law Guardian; previously women had carried out poor law work after being conscripted or acclaimed without contest in elections.
Hollis, Patricia. Ladies Elect: Women in English Local Government, 1865-1914. Clarendon, 1987.
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1884: Louisa Twining was elected Poor Law Guardian...
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1884
Louisa Twining
was elected Poor Law Guardian in Kensington.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
