Eleanor Florence Rathbone
(1872-1946), Social reformerSitter in 4 portraits
Social reformer. The daughter of a reforming Liberal MP, instrumental in establishing training for nurses, Rathbone was an early graduate of Somerville College, Oxford (1896), who became active in the women's suffrage movement. She was an Independent MP (1929-46), representing the combined universities until this seat was abolished, and was a vehement opponent of appeasement with Germany. Her report, The Disinherited Family (1924), on the economic status of the family, and The Case for Family Allowances (1940), resulted in the introduction of Family Allowances in 1945. An advocate for women's rights throughout the Commonwealth, particularly in India, Rathbone worked unstintingly for refugees.
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1930s
NPG x35712
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print
NPG x91082
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