Matilda Hays
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Matilda Mary Hays was a 19th-century English writer, journalist and part-time actress. With Eliza Ashurst, Hays translated several of George Sand's works into English. She co-founded the English Woman
Matilda Hays (standing) with Charlotte Cushman, 1858
Victoria Press
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The Victoria Press was a printing press started by Emily Faithfull, along with other feminist activists, in London, on March 26, 1860. The press, named after Queen Victoria, was created as a way to al
Matilda Hays
…Barbara Bodichon and Bessie Rayner Parkes, with others, Bodichon being the major shareholder. The Society for Promoting the Employment of Women and the Victoria Press, which Hays helped found, met at the Langham Place offices of the journal. These premises had been obtained by her close friend Theodosia, Lady Monson…
Imprint of the Victoria Press