''The Woman's Signal'' was a weekly British feminist magazine published by Marshall & Son, London, from 4 January 1894 to 23 March 1899. It was edited by

Lady Henry Somerset Isabella Caroline Somerset, Lady Henry Somerset (née Somers-Cocks; 3 August 1851 – 12 March 1921), styled Lady Isabella Somers-Cocks from 5 October 1852 to 6 February 1872, was a British philanthropist, temperance leader and campaigner for w ...

Annie Holdsworth Annie E. Holdsworth (1860–1917) was an Anglo-Caribbean novelist; born in Jamaica; daughter of the Reverend William Holdsworth; married Eugene Lee-Hamilton in 1898. She began writing as a girl; came to London on father's death; first worked on ...

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Florence Fenwick-Miller Florence Fenwick Miller (sometimes Fenwick-Miller, 1854–1935) was an English journalist, author and social reformer of the late 19th and early 20th century. She was for four years the editor and proprietor of The Woman's Signal, an early and in ...

. Although primarily a temperance paper, it dealt with several feminist issues including fair wages. It began life as ''The Women's Penny Paper'' (27 October 1888 – 27 December 1890), edited by Helena B Temple (

Henrietta Müller Frances Henrietta Müller (1846 – 4 January 1906) was a British women's rights activist and theosophist. Biography Müller was born in Valparaíso, Chile to William Müller, a German businessman, and Maria Henrietta Müller who was English.Eli ...

), later becoming ''The Woman’s Herald'' (3 January 1891 – 28 December 1893). In 1892, Mrs Frank Morrison became editor, followed by Christina Bremner, then by Lady Henry Somerset in 1893. It was bought out by Lady Henry and renamed ''The Woman's Signal''. Florence Fenwick-Miller bought the paper in 1895 and was the editor and sole proprietor until its demise in 1899.Elizabeth Crawford (1999) ''The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928'', UCL Press, London

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Florence Fenwick Miller
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Weekly magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct women's magazines published in the United Kingdom Feminist magazines Feminism in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1894 Magazines disestablished in 1899 {{womens-mag-stub