Alice Westlake (1842 –11 August 1923) was an English painter, engraver and activist for women's rights.
Alice Westlake | |
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.jpg) Zennor Churchyard | |
| Born | 1842 |
| Died | 11 August 1923 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Painter, engraver and activist for women's rights |
| Spouse | John Westlake |
| Parent(s) | Sir Thomas Hare Mary née Samson |
The daughter of Sir Thomas Hare, she was born Alice Hare. In 1864, she married legal scholar John Westlake. The couple lived in London and West Cornwall.[1] In 1876, she was elected to the London School Board[2] for Marylebone division; she held that position until 1888.[3] She also served on the London School Board Election Committee and so was able to help other women candidates win seats on the London School Board.[4]
Westlake exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1875 to 1877;[5] she also exhibited at the Paris Salon.[6] Her work is included in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London.[5][7]
She was also active in the suffragist movement. She and her sisters Marian and Katherine signed John Stuart Mill's 1866 women's suffrage petition.[8][9] Westlake was a member of the Langham Place group.[3] She was closely involved with Elizabeth Garrett Anderson's hospital for women and served on the central committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage.[6]
Her portrait, painted by Lowes Cato Dickinson, is held by University College Hospital in London.[7]
References
edit- ^ Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar: A Biographical Hand-list of the Members of the Various Inns of Court, Including Her Majesty's Judges, Etc. Reeves and Turner. p. 488.
- ^ The Western Antiquary; Or, Devon and Cornwall Notebook. Vol. 5. 1886. p. 169.
- ^ a b McCulloch, Gary (2005). The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in History of Education. Psychology Press. p. 121. ISBN 0415345693.
- ^ Martin, Jane (2010). Women and the Politics of Schooling in Victorian and Edwardian England. Bloomsbury. p. 65. ISBN 978-0826426369.
- ^ a b Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. 2012. p. 555. ISBN 978-0199923052.
- ^ a b Holmes, Rachel (2014). Eleanor Marx: A Life. A&C Black. pp. 166–167. ISBN 978-1408843239.
- ^ a b Wright, Christopher; Gordon, Catherine May (2006). British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections: An Index of British and Irish Oil Paintings by Artists Born Before 1870 in Public and Institutional Collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Yale University Press. pp. 300, 817. ISBN 0300117302.
- ^ Crawford, Elizabeth (2003). The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928. Routledge. p. 275. ISBN 1135434026.
- ^ "Andrews, Marian [née Hare; pseud. Christopher Hare] (1839–1929), historian and novelist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-59077#odnb-9780198614128-e-59077-headword-2 (inactive 1 November 2024). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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External links
edit- 1 artwork by or after Alice Westlake at the Art UK site