Papers of Lydia Becker 1770-1927

Becker, Arthur

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Becker Hannibal Leigh 1803-1877

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Leigh John fl 1770

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Becker, Lydia, 1827-1890

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Manchester National Society for Women's Suffrage

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This group, initially named the Manchester Committee for the Enfranchisement of Women, was formed in the 1860s, possibly initially to support John Stuart Mill's 1866 suffrage petition. Early members included Elizabeth Wolstenhulme Elmy, Jacob and Ursula Bright, Rev, S.A. Steinthal and Dr. Richard Pankhurst. It was formally re-founded in 1867 to canvass women householders in Manchester to support further suffrage petitions. It became federated to the National Society for Women's Suffrage, changin...