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She married [[William Edward Hartpole Lecky]] in , an Irish historian, essayist, and political theorist, who was also provost of Trinity College Dublin. Following his death, Lecky published |
She married [[William Edward Hartpole Lecky]] in , an Irish historian, essayist, and political theorist, who was also provost of Trinity College Dublin. Following his death, Lecky published |
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Lecky’s mother, Isabella Wilmot, was the niece of Martha and [[Katherine Wilmot]]. |
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Her husband's mother, Isabella Wilmot, was the niece of Martha and [[Katherine Wilmot]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Russian Journals of Martha and Catherine Wilmot: Being an Account by Two Irish Ladies of Their Adventures in Russia as Guests of the Celebrated Princess Daschkaw|last=Wilmot|first=Martha|last2=Wilmot|first2=Catherine|publisher=Macmillan and Company|year=1934|isbn=|editor-last=Vane-Tempest-Stewart|editor-first=Edith Helen Marchioness of Londonderry|location=|pages=274|editor-last2=Hyde|editor-first2=Harford Montgomery}}</ref> Following his death she donated her collection of manuscripts to the Royal Irish Academy Library, which now form the basis for the Dashkova-Wilmot Collection.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Treasures of the Royal Irish Academy Library|last=Byrne|first=Angela|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|year=2009|isbn=9781904890546|editor-last=Cunningham|editor-first=Bernadette|location=Dublin|pages=|editor-last2=Fitzpatrick|editor-first2=Siobhán}}</ref> |
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Lecky campaigned for human rights. She joined prominent suffragists in petitioning for the extension of Parliamentary suffrage alongside Millicent Garrett Fawcett and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson in 1897.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions: 1897|last=|first=|publisher=Routledge|year=2016|isbn=1315396521|editor-last=Horowitz Murray|editor-first=Janet|volume=29|location=London|pages=|editor-last2=Stark|editor-first2=Myra}}</ref> |
Lecky campaigned for human rights. She joined prominent suffragists in petitioning for the extension of Parliamentary suffrage alongside Millicent Garrett Fawcett and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson in 1897.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions: 1897|last=|first=|publisher=Routledge|year=2016|isbn=1315396521|editor-last=Horowitz Murray|editor-first=Janet|volume=29|location=London|pages=|editor-last2=Stark|editor-first2=Myra}}</ref> |
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Elisabeth Lecky | |
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| Born | Catharina Elisabeth Boldewina barones van Dedem Deventer |
| Died | London |
| Nationality | Dutch Irish |
| Spouse | William Edward Hartpole Lecky |
Elizabeth Lecky (15 April 1842 – 23 May 1912 November; née Catharina Elisabeth Boldewina barones van Dedem) was a Dutch-Irish writer, historian and suffragist.
Biography
Lecky was a member of the Dutch aristocratic van Dedem family, who were prominent in the industrial development of the Netherlands. Relatives/accomplishments: Lady in Waiting: Memoir of her ancestor:
She married William Edward Hartpole Lecky in , an Irish historian, essayist, and political theorist, who was also provost of Trinity College Dublin. Following his death, Lecky published
Her husband's mother, Isabella Wilmot, was the niece of Martha and Katherine Wilmot.[1] Following his death she donated her collection of manuscripts to the Royal Irish Academy Library, which now form the basis for the Dashkova-Wilmot Collection.[2]
Lecky campaigned for human rights. She joined prominent suffragists in petitioning for the extension of Parliamentary suffrage alongside Millicent Garrett Fawcett and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson in 1897.[3]
References
- ^ Wilmot, Martha; Wilmot, Catherine (1934). Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Edith Helen Marchioness of Londonderry; Hyde, Harford Montgomery (eds.). The Russian Journals of Martha and Catherine Wilmot: Being an Account by Two Irish Ladies of Their Adventures in Russia as Guests of the Celebrated Princess Daschkaw. Macmillan and Company. p. 274.
- ^ Byrne, Angela (2009). Cunningham, Bernadette; Fitzpatrick, Siobhán (eds.). Treasures of the Royal Irish Academy Library. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 9781904890546.
- ^ Horowitz Murray, Janet; Stark, Myra, eds. (2016). The Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions: 1897. Vol. 29. London: Routledge. ISBN 1315396521.