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- 1897-1999 (Produção)
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0.25 A box
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Edith Eskrigge (1872-1948) was the sixth child of Robert Atkinson Eskrigge and Eliza Robson, a Quaker. Edith was born in 1872 at Liscard Vale, Wallasey, Cheshire. She attended a Girls' school in Wallasey before transferring, in 1889, to a boarding school, Sonnenschein's Girls' School in Anerley, Surrey. During 1890-1892, Edith returned home to Wallasey. In 1893 Edith was teaching Callisthenics to a class of girls in Wallasey. A few years later, Edith was involved with the Settlement for Women Workers, also known as the Canning Town Settlement, which she left in May 1897. Edith was a member of the South Wales Suffrage Federation. In Jul 1913 Edith joined the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) pilgrimage, on the Watling Street route from Carlisle to London. Between Aug 1914 and Mar 1920, Edith was involved with the Liverpool War Pensions Committee and the Soldier and Sailor's Families Association. Edith was chief officer of the latter and it was here that she worked with Eleanor Rathbone. Whilst in Liverpool, Edith was also involved in establishing a school for children who were invalids. This became a charity, Invalid Children's Aid, later known as the Child Welfare Association. Her interest in the welfare of children continued with her active role in the Child Adoption Society. Also post-war, Edith served as honorary secretary of the Liverpool branch of the Women's Citizens Association. Edith was a keen cyclist and an outdoors enthusiast. She travelled in Europe, America and Egypt. She died in 1948.
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GB 106 7EES 1897-1999 fonds 0.25 A box Eskrigge , Edith , 1872-1948 , suffragist and social welfare worker
Edith Eskrigge (1872-1948) was the sixth child of Robert Atkinson Eskrigge and Eliza Robson, a Quaker. Edith was born in 1872 at Liscard Vale, Wallasey, Cheshire. She attended a Girls' school in Wallasey before transferring, in 1889, to a boarding school, Sonnenschein's Girls' School in Anerley, Surrey. During 1890-1892, Edith returned home to Wallasey. In 1893 Edith was teaching Callisthenics to a class of girls in Wallasey. A few years later, Edith was involved with the Settlement for Women Workers, also known as the Canning Town Settlement, which she left in May 1897. Edith was a member of the South Wales Suffrage Federation. In Jul 1913 Edith joined the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) pilgrimage, on the Watling Street route from Carlisle to London. Between Aug 1914 and Mar 1920, Edith was involved with the Liverpool War Pensions Committee and the Soldier and Sailor's Families Association. Edith was chief officer of the latter and it was here that she worked with Eleanor Rathbone. Whilst in Liverpool, Edith was also involved in establishing a school for children who were invalids. This became a charity, Invalid Children's Aid, later known as the Child Welfare Association. Her interest in the welfare of children continued with her active role in the Child Adoption Society. Also post-war, Edith served as honorary secretary of the Liverpool branch of the Women's Citizens Association. Edith was a keen cyclist and an outdoors enthusiast. She travelled in Europe, America and Egypt. She died in 1948.
Donated by great-niece, also acting as literary executor.
The archive consists of photographs and postcards relating to the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) Pilgrimage in 1913, including photographs of Eskrigge and fellow suffragists camping en route to London; letters received from individuals such as Eleanor Rathbone, and organisations, such as the Canning Town Settlement, relating to her suffrage campaigning and social welfare work; and biographical information about Eskrigge.
This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
English
Fawcett Library Catalogue
See also the Papers of Eleanor Rathbone (Ref: 7ELR) held at The Women's Library.
Finding aid created by export from CALM v7.2.14 Archives Hub EAD2002. Edited for AIM25 by Sarah Drewery.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
14/02/2008 Women Eskrigge , Edith , 1872-1948 , suffragist and social welfare worker Social welfare Social and economic rights Equal opportunity Rights of special groups Womens rights Electoral systems Internal politics Womens suffrage Rathbone , Eleanor Florence , 1872-1946 , independent MP and social reformer National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies Sex Sex distribution
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Donated by great-niece, also acting as literary executor.
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The archive consists of photographs and postcards relating to the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) Pilgrimage in 1913, including photographs of Eskrigge and fellow suffragists camping en route to London; letters received from individuals such as Eleanor Rathbone, and organisations, such as the Canning Town Settlement, relating to her suffrage campaigning and social welfare work; and biographical information about Eskrigge.
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This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
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- inglês
Sistema de escrita do material
- latim
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English
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See also the Papers of Eleanor Rathbone (Ref: 7ELR) held at The Women's Library.
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Fawcett Library Catalogue
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- Sex distribution » Sex » Women
- Social welfare
- Social and economic rights
- Social and economic rights » Equal opportunity
- Rights of special groups
- Rights of special groups » Womens rights
- Internal politics » Electoral systems
- Internal politics
- Internal politics » Electoral systems » Womens suffrage
- Sex distribution » Sex
- Sex distribution
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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- inglês