Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
London School Board
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| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| politics | Augusta Webster | |
| politics | Augusta Webster | Her democratic beliefs gave her a strong concern for the poor. She worked on the School Board
to popularize education and advocated technical instruction in elementary schools. She also supported women's education. Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
| Author summary | Henrietta Müller | Henrietta Müller
was a prominent activist for women's rights in the late-nineteenth century, who used her talents in the service of public reform. Best known for her radical opposition to taxation without representation, she became... |
| Textual Features | Henrietta Müller | The article describes the strengths and weaknesses of the schools in Florence in comparison to those of the London School Board
district. HM
praises the simplicity of the Florentine system in contrast to the vastness... |
| Textual Production | Henrietta Müller | Müller
wrote this article wearing the hat of a member of the London School Board
. She arrived in Florence furnished with [a] letter of introduction and the intention of reporting her findings when back... |
| Travel | Augusta Webster | AW
did not seek re-election to the London School Board
in 1882, since poor health compelled her to rest in Italy. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. qtd. in “Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC. 35 |
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