Millicent Fawcett
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Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett was an English political activist and writer. She campaigned for women's suffrage by legal change and in 1897–1919 led Britain's largest women's rights association, the
Fawcett, c. 1873
Fawcett's parents, Newson and Louisa Garrett, in their old age
Millicent and Henry Fawcett
Millicent Fawcett co-founded Newnham College for Women in 1871
Philippa Fawcett
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Philippa Garrett Fawcett was an English mathematician and educator. She was the first woman to obtain the top score in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos exams. She taught at Newnham College, Cambridge
Millicent Fawcett
…held strong beliefs in favour of proportional representation, individualistic and free trade principles, and advancement for women. Their only child, Philippa, born in 1868, was much encouraged by her mother in her studies. In 1890 Philippa became the first woman to obtain top score in the Cambridge Mathematical…
Fawcett in 1891
Fawcett in her room at Newnham College (1891)