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English Whig statesman. Entering parliament aged 19 he soon acquired a reputation for being a formidable orator. He served in various administrations and strongly opposed the wars against the American and French revolutionaries. He was also a vigorous opponent of the slave trade. More at: History
I was a late 19th century and early 20th century English suffragette and feminist. My daughter and I founded the suffrage campaigning group the Women’s Social and Political Union in 1903. With other suffragettes, I was frequently imprisoned then immediately released. This was done under the ‘Cat and Mouse’ act, a government stratagem to avoid…
