Kathleen Lyttelton
British women's activist (1856–1907) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Kathleen Lyttelton (née Clive; 27 February 1856 – 12 January 1907) was a British activist, editor and writer. She devoted much of her life to fighting for women's suffrage and for the improvement of women's lives in general.[1]
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Born | Mary Kathleen Clive (1856-02-27)27 February 1856 Belgravia, London, England |
Died | 12 January 1907(1907-01-12) (aged 50) Perrystone Court, Herefordshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Women's activist, editor and writer |
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Children | 3 |
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After a period of 11 years in Cambridge, as wife of Selwyn College's first Master Arthur Lyttelton, she concentrated on her writing and women's committee work. In her 1901 book Women and Their Work she argued that education for women was "essential to their true progress", with the franchise being a necessary part of that education.