Political and women's rights activist. Conservative and Unionist Women’s Franchise Association.
Born Marylebone as Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil. 1883 married the Liberal politician William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne. 1905-10 he was posted to South Africa where she promoted votes for women.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Maud Palmer, Countess of Selborne
The leading militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage, founded in 1903, was known from 1906 as the suffragettes. These were the women who set fire to post boxes, broke windows in promi...
From The Story of Holly Lodge by Margaret Downing March 2009: "Founded in 1914, LWH provided affordable, well managed, conveniently situated small flats for 'educated women of small means'. The Co...
Intellectual, political leader, activist and writer. Born Suffolk and brought up at Snape where her family owned the maltings. Pioneer of the women's suffrage movement but she advocated a non-viole...
Founded by Elizabeth Jesser Reid as the Ladies College, the first higher education college for women. In 1900 it became part of the University of London and in 1913 moved to larger purpose built p...
Founded by Edith How-Martyn to "perpetuate the memory of the pioneers and outstanding events connected with women's emancipation and especially with the militant suffrage campaign, 1905-14, and thu...
Sir Thomas Dewey, 1840 - 1926, lived here for many years. He was a champion for Bromley and pioneered public health and education improve...
Unveiled by by Dr Helen Pankhurst, Sylvia's great granddaughter.
This site has evolved over the years from flowers place around the tree to become the shrine that it is today. The steps were probably i...
{Medallion on an obelisk, with a portrait:} Steve Fairbairn, 1862 1938. {Plaque beneath medallion:} This memorial commemorates the cen...
Pantomime clown appearing at Sadler's Wells, Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatres. The traditional clowns' make-up, being called Joey and many of the gags and tricks date back to Grimaldi. Born i...
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