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Rosalind Frances (née Stanley), Countess of Carlisle

(1845-1921), Promoter of women's political rights and of temperance reform; wife of 9th Earl of Carlisle; daughter of 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley

Sitter in 5 portraits
Known as 'The Radical Countess', Rosalind Frances Howard (née Stanley) was a campaigner for women's suffrage and temperance reform. She married George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle, a politician, long-serving Trustee of the National Gallery, and an accomplished artist in 1864.

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Rosalind Frances (née Stanley), Countess of Carlisle with two children

by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax46984

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