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Suffrage in South Africa, support for the franchise reform bill 1913 sent to Millicent Fawcett, president of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies: a news cutting listing names in support, including Senators, Members of the Legislative Assembly, heads of the various branches of the Women's Enfranchisement League, Presidents of the Women's Reform Club, Women's Citizen Club, Women's Temperance Union, the heads of Girls' Schools, the National Union of Women Workers, etc. Names of prominent individuals include: Olive Schreiner; Miss Lawrence, Principal of Roedean; General Hertzog; Charles de Villiers; Advocate Hartog, etc., together with the original telegrams addressed to Fawcett, Voiceless London, from which the news report was printed, and letters expressing sympathy with 'The Cause." In all approximately 26 telegram forms and 9 letters all sent January 1913. Include a statement from the Misses Schreiner; support from Mrs. Leviseur, President Orange Free State W.E.A.U.; a statement by Advocate J.A. Greer; support from professor Freemantle of the library of Parliament, Cape Town; a 2pp. letter from Dr. Haggar, Member of the legislative Assembly; support from Gertrude Rycroft, Valkenberg Asylum, Mowbray and from M. Stanford and Doctor Mary Hannan. 1913.

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BoxSuffrage in South Africa, support for the franchise reform bill 1913 sent to Millicent Fawcett, president of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies: a news cutting listing names in support, including Senators, Members of the Legislative Assembly, heads of the various branches of the Women's Enfranchisement League, Presidents of the Women's Reform Club, Women's Citizen Club, Women's Temperance Union, the heads of Girls' Schools, the National Union of Women Workers, etc. Names of prominent individuals include: Olive Schreiner; Miss Lawrence, Principal of Roedean; General Hertzog; Charles de Villiers; Advocate Hartog, etc., together with the original telegrams addressed to Fawcett, Voiceless London, from which the news report was printed, and letters expressing sympathy with 'The Cause." In all approximately 26 telegram forms and 9 letters all sent January 1913. Include a statement from the Misses Schreiner; support from Mrs. Leviseur, President Orange Free State W.E.A.U.; a statement by Advocate J.A. Greer; support from professor Freemantle of the library of Parliament, Cape Town; a 2pp. letter from Dr. Haggar, Member of the legislative Assembly; support from Gertrude Rycroft, Valkenberg Asylum, Mowbray and from M. Stanford and Doctor Mary Hannan. 1913.
UnitTitleSuffrage in South Africa, support for the franchise reform bill 1913 sent to Millicent Fawcett, president of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies: a news cutting listing names in support, including Senators, Members of the Legislative Assembly, heads of the various branches of the Women's Enfranchisement League, Presidents of the Women's Reform Club, Women's Citizen Club, Women's Temperance Union, the heads of Girls' Schools, the National Union of Women Workers, etc. Names of prominent individuals include: Olive Schreiner; Miss Lawrence, Principal of Roedean; General Hertzog; Charles de Villiers; Advocate Hartog, etc., together with the original telegrams addressed to Fawcett, Voiceless London, from which the news report was printed, and letters expressing sympathy with 'The Cause." In all approximately 26 telegram forms and 9 letters all sent January 1913. Include a statement from the Misses Schreiner; support from Mrs. Leviseur, President Orange Free State W.E.A.U.; a statement by Advocate J.A. Greer; support from professor Freemantle of the library of Parliament, Cape Town; a 2pp. letter from Dr. Haggar, Member of the legislative Assembly; support from Gertrude Rycroft, Valkenberg Asylum, Mowbray and from M. Stanford and Doctor Mary Hannan. 1913.
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