"Henry Fawcett; Dame Millicent Fawcett," by Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893) (original) (raw)

Henry Fawcett; Dame Millicent Fawcett

Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893)

1872

Oil on canvas

42 3/4 in. x 33 in. (1086 mm x 838 mm)

National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG 1603)

Bequeathed by Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Bt, 1911

On 17 July 1869, Millicent Garret earned a place in the history of women's suffrage by being among the first women to speak up for it at a public meeting in London. [Commentary continues below. Mouse over the text for links.]

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