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Lucia Foster Welch
Lucia Marion Foster Welch (1864–1940) was a suffragette and conservative politician who served as Southampton's first female mayor. Lucia Foster Welch was born Lucia Marion Brown in Liverpool in 1864. Her mother was a close friend of Elizabeth Fry. In 1884 she married Philip Braham. She moved to Southampton in 1903 before marrying Robert William Foster Welch (a doctor) a year later. Lucia Foster Welch was actively involved in the suffragette movement and was a member of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and the Women’s Social and Political Union. On 4 February 1911 when Emmeline Pankhurst gave a speech in Southampton at the Palace Theatre, Lucia Foster Welch hosted Pankhurst and a number of friends and sympathisers for tea after the event. In 1912 when the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies was concerned that the National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage was going to concentrate its activities on Southampton that winter, Lucia Foster Welch was mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alderman Mrs L
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council member elected by voters. Etymology The title is derived from the Old English title of ''ealdorman'', literally meaning "elder man", and was used by the chief nobles presiding over shires. Similar titles exist in some Germanic countries, such as the Swedish language ', the Danish, Low German language ', and West Frisian language ', the Dutch language ', the (non-Germanic) Finnish language ' (a borrowing from the Germanic Swedes next door), and the High German ', which all mean "elder man" or "wise man". Usage by country Australia Many local government bodies used the term "alderman" in Australia. As in the way local councils have been modernised in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League For Opposing Woman Suffrage
The National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage was founded in London in December 1910 to oppose the extension of the voting franchise to women in the United Kingdom. It was formed as an amalgamation of the Women's National Anti-Suffrage League and the Men's League for Opposing Woman Suffrage. Its first president was Lord Cromer, and its executive committee consisted of seven men and seven women. In March 1912 Cromer was replaced by Lord Curzon and Lord Weardale as joint presidents. It continued the publication of the ''Anti-Suffrage Review'' produced originally by the Women's National Anti-Suffrage League. In 1912 the first Welsh branch opened in Bangor, following an upsurge in militant action in the country. The organisation and the ''Anti-Suffrage Review'' both ceased to exist following the passage of the Representation of the People Act 1918 which enfranchised some women over the age of 30. See also * Anti-suffragism Anti-suffragism was a political movement composed of both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1864 Births
Events January–March * January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song " Beautiful Dreamer" is published in March. * January 16 – Denmark rejects an Austrian-Prussian ultimatum to repeal the Danish Constitution, which says that Schleswig-Holstein is part of Denmark. * January 21 – New Zealand Wars: The Tauranga campaign begins. * February – John Wisden publishes '' The Cricketer's Almanack for the year 1864'' in England; it will go on to become the major annual cricket reference publication. * February 1 – Danish-Prussian War (Second Schleswig War): 57,000 Austrian and Prussian troops cross the Eider River into Denmark. * February 15 – Heineken brewery founded in Netherlands. * February 17 – American Civil War: The tiny Confederate hand-propelled submarine ''H. L. Hunl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
