"Some Eminent Women of Our Times: Short Biographical Sketches" by Millicent Garrett Fawcett is a look at the lives of impactful women during the late 1800s. It focuses on women who made a big difference in areas like writing and charity work. The author wants to inspire women by showing how education and more freedom can help them succeed in different areas, including traditionally female roles and writing.. The book begins by talking about how women's roles have changed over time, highlighting their growing involvement in public life and efforts to make the world a better place. Fawcett mentions Elizabeth Fry as an example, praising her work in reforming prisons and inspiring others to make positive changes. The book aims to showcase a variety of women's accomplishments to motivate working women and young people, reminding them of the progress that has been made and the ongoing fight for equality and recognition.
Some Eminent Women of Our Times: Short Biographical Sketches
By Millicent Garrett Fawcett
Witness how the trailblazing women of the 19th century defied expectations and shaped society through their remarkable contributions to literature, reform, and philanthropy.
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About the AuthorDame Millicent Garrett Fawcett was an English political activist and writer. She campaigned for women's suffrage by legal change and in 1897–1919 led Britain's largest women's rights association, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), explaining, "I cannot say I became a suffragist. I always was one, from the time I was old enough to think at all about the principles of Representative Government." She tried to broaden women's chances of higher education, as a governor of Bedford College, London and co-founding Newnham College, Cambridge in 1875. In 2018, a century after the Representation of the People Act, she was the first woman honoured by a statue in Parliament Square.
Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett was an English political activist and writer. She campaigned for women's suffrage by legal change and in 1897–1919 led Britain's largest women's rights association, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), explaining, "I cannot say I became a suffragist. I always was one, from the time I was old enough to think at all about the principles of Representative Government." She tried to broaden women's chances of higher education, as a governor of Bedford College, London and co-founding Newnham College, Cambridge in 1875. In 2018, a century after the Representation of the People Act, she was the first woman honoured by a statue in Parliament Square.
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