Matilda Betham Edwards

Gender: Female

Born: 1836

Died: 1919

Occupation: Writer

1866 Petition: Yes

Petition Area: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Sources:

Other sources: https://www.parliament.uk/1866
Elizabeth Crawford, The Women's Suffrage Movement in Britain and Ireland: A Regional Survey (2006); Matilda B Edwards, Mid Victorian Memories (1919)

Database linked sources: https://www.suffrageresources.org.uk/activity/3212/to-what-extent-did-women-have-different-views-aims-and

Further Information:

Additional Information: Matilda signed the 1866 petition but seemed to change her view about votes for women, and was later described as a 'passive opponent of the movement'.

Other Suffrage Activities: Matilda was good friends with Bessie Rayner Parkes.

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