Newson Garrett
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Newson Garrett was an English maltster, instrumental in the revival of the town of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, of which he became mayor at the end of his life. His daughter Elizabeth became the first woman in
Newson and Louisa Garrett in their old age; from What I Remember by their daughter Millicent Garrett Fawcett
Snape Maltings
His memorial in the Lady chapel of Aldeburgh parish church
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
Newson Garrett
…he became mayor at the end of his life. His daughter Elizabeth became the first woman in Britain to qualify as a medical doctor. Both his daughters, Millicent and Elizabeth, became famous as women's rights activists. Born in Leiston in Suffolk, Garrett was the grandson of Richard Garrett, who founded the…
Fawcett, c. 1873
Millicent and Henry Fawcett
Millicent Fawcett co-founded Newnham College for Women in 1871