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Elizabeth Lecky was born a member of the Dutch aristocratic [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Dedem van Dedem] family, who were prominent in the industrial development of the Netherlands. |
Elizabeth Lecky was born a member of the Dutch aristocratic [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Dedem van Dedem] family, who were prominent in the industrial development of the Netherlands. |
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In 1871, she married [[William Edward Hartpole Lecky]], an Irish historian, essayist, and political theorist, who was also provost of [[Trinity College Dublin]]. |
In 1871, she married [[William Edward Hartpole Lecky]], an Irish historian, essayist, and political theorist, who was also provost of [[Trinity College Dublin]]. |
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| ⚫ | Her husband's mother, Isabella Wilmot, was the niece of eighteenth-century travellers 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> Lecky formed a friendship with Martha's daughter, who bequeathed her several of the Wilmot sisters' manuscripts. Lecky donated these manuscripts to the [[Royal Irish Academy]] in 1903, which now form the Library's [https://www.ria.ie/wilmot-dashkova-collection Wilmot-Dashkova 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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She was a prolific writer, contributing travel writing, political essays and editorial commentary to English periodicals including the ''[[The BMJ|British Medical Journal]]'',<ref>Br Med J. 1896 Feb 22; 1(1834): 502.</ref> ''[[The Nineteenth Century (periodical)|The Nineteenth Century]]'',<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900|last=|first=|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=1135795495|editor-last=Houghton|editor-first=Walter E.|location=London|pages=}}</ref> and ''Living Age''. |
She was a prolific writer, contributing travel writing, political essays and editorial commentary to English periodicals including the ''[[The BMJ|British Medical Journal]]'',<ref>Br Med J. 1896 Feb 22; 1(1834): 502.</ref> ''[[The Nineteenth Century (periodical)|The Nineteenth Century]]'',<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900|last=|first=|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=1135795495|editor-last=Houghton|editor-first=Walter E.|location=London|pages=}}</ref> and ''Living Age''. |
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Lecky actively campaigned for human rights. She joined prominent suffragists in petitioning for the extension of Parliamentary suffrage alongside [[Millicent 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> She also raised funds and agitated on behalf of the Irish Distressed Ladies Fund.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://find.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lib.bbk.ac.uk/dvnw/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=DVNW&userGroupName=birkb&tabID=T003&docPage=article&docId=CS168355954&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|title=Exhibition Of Irish Industries|last=Lecky|first=Elisabeth|date=March 18 1901|work=The Times|access-date=9 March 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> |
Lecky actively campaigned for human rights. She joined prominent suffragists in petitioning for the extension of Parliamentary suffrage alongside [[Millicent 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> She also raised funds and agitated on behalf of the Irish Distressed Ladies Fund.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://find.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lib.bbk.ac.uk/dvnw/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=DVNW&userGroupName=birkb&tabID=T003&docPage=article&docId=CS168355954&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|title=Exhibition Of Irish Industries|last=Lecky|first=Elisabeth|date=March 18 1901|work=The Times|access-date=9 March 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> |
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Lucky also engaged in biographical writing. Following William Lecky's death she wrote his biography, ''A Memoir of the Right Honourable William Edward Hartpole Lecky, Member of the French Institute and of the British Academy'' (1909) and edited a posthumous collection of his essays, ''Historical and Political Essays'' (1908). |
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| ⚫ | Her husband's mother, Isabella Wilmot, was the niece of eighteenth-century travellers 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> Lecky formed a friendship with Martha's daughter, who bequeathed her several of the Wilmot sisters' manuscripts. Lecky donated these manuscripts to the [[Royal Irish Academy]] in 1903, which now form the Library's [https://www.ria.ie/wilmot-dashkova-collection Wilmot-Dashkova 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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==References== |
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[https://archive.org/details/memoirofrighthon00leck A memoir of the Right Hon. William Edward Hartpole Lecky, member of the French Institute and of the British Academy by Lecky, Elisabeth van Dedem (1909), Internet Archive] |
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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
Elizabeth Lecky was born a member of the Dutch aristocratic van Dedem family, who were prominent in the industrial development of the Netherlands.
In 1871, she married William Edward Hartpole Lecky, an Irish historian, essayist, and political theorist, who was also provost of Trinity College Dublin.
Her husband's mother, Isabella Wilmot, was the niece of eighteenth-century travellers Martha and Katherine Wilmot.[1] Lecky formed a friendship with Martha's daughter, who bequeathed her several of the Wilmot sisters' manuscripts. Lecky donated these manuscripts to the Royal Irish Academy in 1903, which now form the Library's Wilmot-Dashkova Collection.[2]
She was a prolific writer, contributing travel writing, political essays and editorial commentary to English periodicals including the British Medical Journal,[3] The Nineteenth Century,[4] and Living Age.
Lecky actively campaigned for human rights. She joined prominent suffragists in petitioning for the extension of Parliamentary suffrage alongside Millicent Fawcett and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson in 1897.[5] She also raised funds and agitated on behalf of the Irish Distressed Ladies Fund.[6]
Lucky also engaged in biographical writing. Following William Lecky's death she wrote his biography, A Memoir of the Right Honourable William Edward Hartpole Lecky, Member of the French Institute and of the British Academy (1909) and edited a posthumous collection of his essays, Historical and Political Essays (1908).
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.
- ^ Br Med J. 1896 Feb 22; 1(1834): 502.
- ^ Houghton, Walter E., ed. (2013). The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. London: Routledge. ISBN 1135795495.
- ^ Horowitz Murray, Janet; Stark, Myra, eds. (2016). The Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions: 1897. Vol. 29. London: Routledge. ISBN 1315396521.
- ^ Lecky, Elisabeth (March 18 1901). "Exhibition Of Irish Industries". The Times. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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