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Kate Pragnell
Kate Pragnell (24 February 1853 – 19 November 1905) was an English portrait photographer and business owner. Early life Kate Pragnell was born on 24 February 1853 at High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, Newport, Isle of Wight, England. In 1862 her family moved to Bristol where she later studied at the Bristol School of Art. Career In 1890 she went into partnership with photographer William Friese-Greene at 162 Sloane Street, Chelsea, London, Chelsea, London. In 1891, she was living at 13 Bath Road, Chiswick, together with artist Emily Bird. She established her own studios at 164 Sloane Street, Chelsea, from 1893 to 1900. In 1901, she moved to 39 Brompton Square, Kensington, where she also had a studio which she ran with her friend and partner Alice Stewart. Pragnell died on 19 November 1905 at 39 Brompton Square, from a thyroid neoplasm. She bequeathed her business to Alice Stewart. Stewart continued the business at Brompton Square until 1911 and then at 16 Albemarle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 International Congress Of Women
The International Congress of Women was created so that groups of existing women's suffrage movements could come together with other women's groups around the world. It served as a way for women organizations across the nation to establish formal means of communication and to provide more opportunities for women to ask the big questions relating to feminism at the time. The congress has been utilized by a number of feminist and pacifist events since 1878. A few groups that participated in the early conferences were The International Council of Women, The International Alliance of Women and The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Paris, 1878 The First International Congress of Women's Rights convened in Paris in 1878 upon the occasion of the third Paris World's Fair. An historic event attended by many representatives, seven resolutions were passed at the meeting, beginning with the idea that "the adult woman is the equal of the adult man". The subject of women's suf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
