Amy Constance Morant (born 1864) was a

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political activist who moved from liberalism to socialism. Born in Hampstead, Morant was the younger sister of

Robert Laurie Morant Sir Robert Laurie Morant, (7 April 1863 – 13 March 1920) was an English administrator and educationalist. Career overview Born in Hampstead, Morant was the older brother of Amy Morant. He was educated at Winchester College and New College, ...

. She won scholarships to study at

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, and

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. From 1887 to 1888, she worked with unemployed people in London, and this led her to become involved in the

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, for which she became an organiser. She also translated a number of German works on the social sciences, and wrote her own poetry. In the 1890s, Morant left the

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and joined both the

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and the

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. She wrote a pamphlet about her experience, "Liberalism unveiled; or, a Creed without a Programme".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morant, Amy 1864 births Year of death missing Alumni of Bedford College, London Alumni of Newnham College, Cambridge People from Hampstead English socialists English translators English women poets