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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).
Hace 2 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 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.
Henry Fawcett. (1833—1884) economist and politician. Quick Reference. (1833–84) Fawcett was born on 26 August 1833, the son of a draper and Liberal mayor of Salisbury. He died in Cambridge on 6 November 1884. He was educated at ... From: Fawcett, Henry in The Biographical Dictionary of British Economists » Subjects: Social sciences — Economics.
10 de jun. de 2024 · 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.
Henry Fawcett (1833-1884) was blinded in a shooting accident aged 25. He was elected Liberal MP for first Brighton and later Hackney from 1865. Always a supporter of votes for women, Henry Fawcett supported John Stuart Mill in the first debate on votes for women in the House of Commons in 1867.
