Millicent Garrett Fawcett

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Millicent Garrett Fawcett


Born
in Aldeburgh, The United Kingdom
June 11, 1847

Died
August 05, 1929

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Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett was an English political leader, activist and writer, known primarily as a campaigner for women's suffrage.

Fawcett was born on 11 June 1847 in Aldeburgh, to Newson Garrett, an entrepreneur, and his wife Louisa (née Dunnell). She was the eighth of their ten children.

As a child, Fawcett's elder sister Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, who became Britain's first female doctor, introduced her to Emily Davies, an English suffragist. In the biography, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Davies is quoted as saying to Elizabeth, "It is quite clear what has to be done. I must devote myself to securing higher education, while you open the medical profession to women. After these things are done, we must see about getting the vote." S
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Women's Suffrage: A Short H...

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Political Economy for Begin...

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Life of Her Majesty Queen V...

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The Women's Victory - and A...

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What I Remember

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Some Eminent Women of Our T...

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Sufragio femenino: Breve hi...

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“However benevolent men may be in their intentions, they cannot know what women want and what suits the necessities of women's lives as well as women know these things themselves.”
Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Women's Suffrage: A Short History of a Great Movement

“If the nineteenth century was a time of education for women, it was no less a time of education for men.”
Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Women's Suffrage: A Short History of a Great Movement

“Now there are almost as many fallacies in this sentence as there are words.”
Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Women's Suffrage: A Short History of a Great Movement

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