Maye Dilke
(1857-1903), Campaigner for women's rightsMargaret Mary ('Maye') Dilke
Sitter in 2 portraits
The daughter of Liberal MP Thomas Eustace Smith, Dilke trained to be a teacher in France. From 1878 she was an active member of the National Society for Women's Suffrage, and later, treasurer for the Central National Society for Women's Suffrage. She published Women's Suffrage (1885) and worked in London local government, particularly in education, campaigning for its free provision. In 1888, she travelled to Washington to attend the International Council of Women.
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1880s
NPG x134618
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1891
NPG Ax5522
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