https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/files/original/11f6c7fcb88e9ea2df45732d29d3324a.jpg 906dad3f57f831104ba7de294a0cdac6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Eleanor Rathbone in 1910. Source: Special Collections & Archives at the University of Liverpool Library (RPXIV.3.96) https://manuscriptsandmore.liverpool.ac.uk/?p=4131. https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/files/original/96ff22d8f639abad6a71c62d05c0f22c.jpg f97dafb8aa9e6deb6358277231b7a2c7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Eleanor complies with the census in 1911. Source: courtesy of The National Archives. https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/files/original/587276bdc5556bce86b02d16554ef6b5.jpg 1372bf79d89568cf8360cb8afb432f11 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Eleanor's home 'Greenbank House' now used as a teaching facilities building by the University of Liverpool. Source: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/facilities-residential-and-commercial-services/ulcco-sp/completed-works/greenbankhouse/? https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/files/original/619114b04c53996b0348fa7619e292ae.jpg 7e13f922f3a9d08ef2099530f778fb39 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Eleanor's Granby ward election flyer, 1910. Source: https://asenseofplace.com/2013/09/08/eleanor-rathbone-of-liverpool/ https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/files/original/252722df015c74c42c79fc5cef066960.jpg 3e4efd095d6c08673704e13af897980f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Eleanor Rathbone speaking in 1922. Source: The Women's Library, LSE. https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/files/original/846edb2b0c13432c5b6e0314308b55b1.jpg bf0ea71b54f97ae9c10b824f4e87594f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Eleanor Rathbone speaking at National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship meeting at Aubrey House, 1925. Mrs Millicent Fawcett is on her right. Source: The Women's Library, LSE. https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/files/original/7690bea4d39f238ff6656fb36686ee08.jpg e4276c9b3874e4aab304609a7e5dde72 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Blue plaque at Greenbank. Source: https://openplaques.org/plaques/1406 Person (Campaigner) A record of a person related to the Mapping Women's Suffrage project Occupation Member of City Council & political organising Age The age of this person at the time of the 1911 UK Census 38 Marital Status The marital status of this person at the time of the 1911 UK Census Single Address The address of this person at the time of the 1911 UK Census Greenbank House, Greenbank Lane, Liverpool. Suffrage Society The suffrage society this person was affiliated with at the time of the 1911 UK Census NUWSS Census This person's response to the 1911 UK Census Complies Biographical Text Eleanor Florence Rathbone (1872-1946) was a committed suffragist, a dedicated feminist, and a pioneering social reformer. She dedicated her career to enhancing women’s rights. In addition to being the Honorary Secretary of the Liverpool branch of the NUWSS she was a member of the NUWSS Executive Committee. Eleanor did not support any extreme or illegal forms of protest. She routinely denounced and distanced herself from any extreme or violent acts carried out by the WSPU. She was born to William Rathbone VI and his second wife Emily Acheson Lyle. The Rathbones were a prominent Liverpool family, residing in Greenbank House in south Liverpool. The Rathbone family motto was ‘What ought to be done, can be done’, so from an early age a strong sense of civic duty and responsibility was instilled into Eleanor. She was expected to use her wealth, privilege, and influence to effect real social change. Eleanor’s father (a three term Liberal MP) supported women’s suffrage. He regularly attended local suffrage group meetings and supported John Stuart Mill’s attempt in 1866 to amend franchise legislation to include women. Eleanor studied Philosophy at Somerville College, Oxford, after leaving university she joined her local branch of the NUWSS and in 1897 was appointed Honorary Secretary of Liverpool NUWSS. As a suffragist Eleanor favoured peaceful and law-abiding methods of campaigning. She believed that the more militant and extreme acts carried out by the WSPU were counterproductive. She argued, to gain the vote, women needed to gain positions of power and influence at a local level. In 1909 Eleanor put her theory to the test, ran for public office and won. She was the first woman to be elected to Liverpool City Council. Eleanor’s first act in office was to secure a pledge from the council to publicly support the enfranchisement of women. The Census return for the Rathbone family home at Greenbank House, records Eleanor as single female living with her mother and number of domestic servants. Her full title in the Occupation column is difficult to read. However, it does mention her as a member of Liverpool City Council and her ‘political organising’. Eleanor’s approach to politics was the epitome of ‘doing things by the book’ so her compliance with the 1911 Census is not surprising. Eleanor served on Liverpool Council as an Independent Councillor for twenty-six years campaigning for better working conditions, child welfare reform, and the abolition of slum housing. Her career as suffrage campaigner included the negotiation of an important modification to the Representation of the People Act 1918. Eleanor’s amendment quadrupled the number of women eligible to vote at a local level. In 1919, Eleanor was appointed leader of National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship (formerly the NUWSS), under her leadership the organisation flourished and championed several female focused reforms. In 1929, she was elected to the House of Commons as an Independent MP, representing the Combined Universities seat. As an MP she set up a cross party committee to campaign for Refugee rights, coordinated the rescue of 4000 refugee children from the Basque region of Spain, and was an instrumental in the passing of the landmark Family Allowance Act. The latter is perhaps her greatest achievement as the payment still exists today in the form of Child Benefit. Sources: Susan Pederson, Eleanor Rathbone and the Politics of Conscience (2004); Krista Cowman, Mrs Brown is a Man and a Brother: Women in Merseyside's Political Organisations 1890-1920 (2004); Marij van Helmond, Mrs Brown is a Man and a Brother: Women in Merseyside's Political Organisations 1890-1920 (1992). Contributed by Jo Donnelly (The Herstorian Mum) www.theherstorianmum.co.uk Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eleanor Rathbone Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm POINT(-325802.2045635364 7054569.596885038) NUWSS