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Henry Fawcett, close up of Fawcett Memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London Fawcett's name on the Reformers Monument, Kensal Green Cemetery. Henry Fawcett (26 August 1833 – 6 November 1884) was a British academic, statesman and economist.
In April 1867 Millicent married Henry Fawcett, a radical politician and professor of political economy at Cambridge. She helped him to overcome the handicap of his blindness, while he supported her work for women’s rights, beginning with her first speech on the subject of woman suffrage (1868).
24 de jun. de 2020 · Learn about the life and achievements of Henry Fawcett, who became blind after a shooting accident and became a prominent Liberal politician and advocate for women's rights. Read his speeches, debates and letters on topics such as university reform, agricultural labour and women's suffrage.
Hace 5 días · A joint memorial to Henry Fawcett, politician and postmaster general, and his wife Millicent, suffragist and author, in the chapel of St George. Learn about their lives, achievements and the bronze mural monument by Sir Alfred Gilbert.
24 de abr. de 2021 · Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge, MP and Postmaster General, Henry Fawcett (1833–84) was a radical supporter of both feminism and class equality. He campaigned for the widening of access to universities and the preservation of public open spaces, and oversaw the development of the telephone network.
Learn about the life and achievements of Henry Fawcett, a blind MP, professor and friend of John Stuart Mill. Explore his contributions to Victorian culture, economics and politics in this book edited by Lawrence Goldman.
1 de ene. de 2016 · Born on 26 August 1833, the son of a Salisbury draper, Henry Fawcett died on 6 November 1884, by which time he had been Professor of Political Economy in the University of Cambridge since 1863, a Liberal MP since 1864, and Postmaster General under Gladstone since...
