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Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett GBE (née Garrett; 11 June 1847 – 5 August 1929) 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), [1] explaining, "I cannot say I became ...
Jun 7, 2024 · Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett was a leader for 50 years of the movement for woman suffrage in England. From the beginning of her career she had to struggle against almost unanimous male opposition to political rights for women; from 1905 she also had to overcome public hostility to the militant.
Millicent Garrett Fawcett (1847 – 1929) was a leading Suffragist and campaigner for equal rights for women. She led the biggest suffrage organisation, the non-violent (NUWSS) from 1890-1919 and played a key role in gaining women the vote.
In March 1919 Millicent Fawcett, aged almost 72, retired from the presidency of the NUWSS, which now became the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship, giving way to the much younger Eleanor Rathbone. But despite her age Milly retained several influential positions, including being vice-president of the League of Nations Union.
Aug 16, 2023 · Regarded by many as the most influential leader of the moderate women’s suffrage movement in Britain, Millicent Fawcett was not just a campaigner for votes for women but also for many other causes which affected women, ranging from education, careers to divorce rights.
Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett's profound impact on British heritage lies in her pioneering efforts as a suffragist and feminist. Fawcett led a life dedicated to securing rights for women, shaping the political landscape and the social conscience of Britain.
British feminist author, speaker, and political leader who witnessed the formal initiation of the women's suffrage campaign in 1867, led the moderate movement for women's enfranchisement, and lived to see the extension of suffrage to women on equal terms with men in 1928. Name variations: Millicent Garrett.
Millicent Garrett Fawcett, in full Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett, née Garrett, (born June 11, 1847, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Eng.—died Aug. 5, 1929, London), leader for 50 years of the movement for woman suffrage in England.
The statue of Millicent Garrett Fawcett was unveiled in 2018, the centenary year of the 1918 Representation of the People Act. It is the first to depict a woman in Parliament Square and commemorates one of the most influential feminists of the past 150 years.
Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett was a leading figure in the national movement for women's suffrage. Based in London, she was President of the National Union of Women's Suffrage...
