Personal Papers of Bessie Rayner Parkes 1812-1984

Belloc, Bessie Rayner, 1829-1925

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Bessie Rayner Parkes (later Belloc), 1829-1925, was the only daughter of Joseph Parkes, a Birmingham Unitarian, and Elizabeth Parkes, granddaughter of Joseph Priestley. She was a lifelong friend of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon and with her was an active supporter of the campaigns for women's work, suffrage, legal rights and education. Bessie Parkes was born in Birmingham on 16 June 1829. Both her father and mother were from long-established Unitarian families. However, despite their radical libe...

Belloc Elizabeth Rayner 1827-1925

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Bodichon Barbara Leigh Smith 1830-1891

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