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''The Woman's Signal'' was a weekly British feminist magazine published by Marshall & Son, London, from 4 January 1894 to 23 March 1899. The magazine 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 movement, temperance leader ...
, Annie Holdsworth and Florence Fenwick-Miller. 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), 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. Crawford, Elizabeth. (1999) ''The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928'', London: UCL Press.


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Florence Fenwick Miller
From a scrapbook in the Carrie Chapman Catt Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collection Division at the
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Weekly magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct feminist magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1894 Magazines disestablished in 1899 {{womens-mag-stub