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Caroline Ashurst Biggs
Caroline Ashurst Biggs (23 August 1840–4 September 1889) was an advocate for women’s rights and a third generation member of the Ashurst family of radical activists. Born in Leicester on 23 August 1840, she was the second child of Matilda Ashurst Biggs and Joseph Biggs.“In Memoriam: Caroline Ashurst Biggs. A Sketch of her Life. By a Friend,” Women’s Penny Paper, 21 September 1889. She died at 19 Notting Hill Square in London on 4 September 1889. At the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, her photograph was included in an exhibition of Portraits of Eminent British Women, in a section devoted to Pioneers in Philanthropy and General Advancement of Women. Family Context On her father’s side Caroline Ashurst Biggs was niece to two radical Members of Parliament from Leicester: John Biggs and William Biggs. On her mother’s side her grandfather was the prominent British lawyer William Henry Ashurst (solicitor), William Henry Ashurst, influential in radical cause ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilda Ashurst Biggs
Matilda Ashurst Biggs (c 1818 – 15 October 1866) was a member of the notable 19th-century British family of reformers, the Ashursts. Their circle of radicals was nicknamed the "Muswell Hill Brigade" after the family homestead. Alongside her family, Matilda Biggs promoted progressive domestic and foreign causes, especially working for women's equality in Britain and Italian unification. Matilda was the second of the four daughters of William Henry Ashurst (solicitor), William Henry Ashurst and Elizabeth Ann Brown: her sisters were Elizabeth Ann Ashurst Bardonneau, Eliza Ashurst Bardonneau-Narcy, Caroline Ashurst Stansfeld, and Emilie Ashurst Venturi. Matilda did not publish under her own name, but contemporaries described as being very clever: "All the daughters were remarkable women, but Matilda's powers are said by one who remember her to have even transcended those of her sisters. She must, indeed, have possessed a rare intellect." She had one brother, William Henry Ashurst, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |