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Social Reformer Collection

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: John Stuart Mill, British social reformer and philosopher, 1873. Artist: Spy

John Stuart Mill, British social reformer and philosopher, 1873. Artist: Spy
John Stuart Mill, British social reformer and philosopher, 1873. An advocate of utilitarianism, Mill (1806-1873) was probably the most influential liberal thinker of the 19th century

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Mrs. Jas. Lees Laidlaw, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. Jas. Lees Laidlaw, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Jas. Lees Laidlaw, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Harriet Burton Laidlaw (1873-1949) a suffragist and reformer who was married to James Lees Laidlaw.

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Mary Boyle O'Reilly, Writer, Lecturer On Sociology, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Mary Boyle O'Reilly, Writer, Lecturer On Sociology, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mary Boyle O'Reilly, Writer, Lecturer On Sociology, 1913

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Judge Ben B. Lindsey, Mrs. Lindsey... 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Judge Ben B. Lindsey, Mrs

Judge Ben B. Lindsey, Mrs. Lindsey... 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Judge Ben B. Lindsey, Mrs. Lindsey... 1914
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, wife Henrietta Brevoort Lindsey; Mrs. Pearl Jolly; Mrs. Mary Petrucci; Mrs. M.H. Thomas And children, 1914

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Mrs. Janie Porter Barrett, 1922. Creator: Unknown

Mrs. Janie Porter Barrett, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Janie Porter Barrett, 1922

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Susan B. (Susan Brownell) Anthony, 1820-1906, between 1900 and 1906

Susan B. (Susan Brownell) Anthony, 1820-1906, between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Susan B. (Susan Brownell) Anthony, 1820-1906, between 1900 and 1906. Photograph shows Susan B. Anthony, half-length portrait, seated, turned to the left, facing front, with hands on lap

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Jacob August Riis, three-quarter length portrait, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Jacob August Riis, three-quarter length portrait, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Jacob August Riis, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, with left elbow resting on the back of a chair and hand at his cheek, between c1890 and c1910

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Charles Dickens, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Charles Dickens, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Charles Dickens, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Women's Christian Temperance Union - Mrs. Lillian Stevens And Mrs. Anna Gordon, 1911

Women's Christian Temperance Union - Mrs. Lillian Stevens And Mrs. Anna Gordon, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Women's Christian Temperance Union - Mrs. Lillian Stevens And Mrs. Anna Gordon, 1911. [American temperance advocates and social reformers: Lillian M. N

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Lady Elizabeth Montagu, 1756. Creator: James McArdell

Lady Elizabeth Montagu, 1756. Creator: James McArdell
Lady Elizabeth Montagu, 1756

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Portrait in profile of Anna Lindhagen (1870-1941), municipal and social politician who

Portrait in profile of Anna Lindhagen (1870-1941), municipal and social politician who... 1930-1940 Creator: Unknown
Portrait in profile of Anna Lindhagen (1870-1941), municipal and social politician who initiated the allotment garden movement, 1930-1940

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Robert Owen, Welsh-born industrialist, philanthropist and socialist, 1851 (1956)

Robert Owen, Welsh-born industrialist, philanthropist and socialist, 1851 (1956). Owens (1771-1858) New Lanark Mills in Scotland, which he bought in c1799

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Robert Owen, Welsh-born British philanthropist and socialist, 19th century

Robert Owen, Welsh-born British philanthropist and socialist, 19th century. Owens (1771-1858) New Lanark Mills in Scotland, which he bought in c1799

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Susan B. Anthony, 1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Susan B. Anthony, 1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Susan B. Anthony, 1900. [American social reformer and women's rights activist]

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Susan B. Anthony, c1890-1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Susan B. Anthony, c1890-1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Susan B. Anthony, between c1890 and c1910. Half length portrait, seated, facing left. [American social reformer and women's rights activist]

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Cover of The Anthony Home Calendar, illustrated with portrait of Susan Brownell Anthony, 1900

Cover of The Anthony Home Calendar, illustrated with portrait of Susan Brownell Anthony, 1900. Half-length portrait, seated, left profile

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1860-1935, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1860-1935, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1860-1935, c1900. Half-length portrait, seated, facing right. [Feminist social reformer, author of the semi-autobiographical short story "The Yellow Wallpaper"

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Jacob August Riis, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Jacob August Riis, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Jacob Riis, c1900. Half-length portrait, seated, facing right. [Danish-American social reformer, journalist and social documentary photographer]

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Beecher (family group), between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Beecher (family group), between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Beecher (family group), between 1855 and 1865. [Presbyterian minister Lyman Beecher (centre), with daughter Harriet Beecher Stowe, author and abolitionist, and son Henry Ward Beecher

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Henry Ward Beecher, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Henry Ward Beecher, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Henry Ward Beecher, between 1855 and 1865. [Clergyman, social reformer and abolitionist. Brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe]

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Gerrit Smith of New York, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Gerrit Smith of New York, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Gerrit Smith of N.Y. between 1855 and 1865. [Social reformer, abolitionist, politician, and philanthropist]

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Shah Inayat Allah of Sind with his Musician Makkhu and his Attendant Shaykh Qiyam... c

Shah Inayat Allah of Sind with his Musician Makkhu and his Attendant Shaykh Qiyam... c
Shah Inayat Allah of Sind with his Musician Makkhu and his Attendant Shaykh Qiyam al-Din, page from the Fraser Album, Company School, c. 1820

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Portrait of Robert Dale Owen (1801-1877), Before 1876. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of Robert Dale Owen (1801-1877), Before 1876. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Robert Dale Owen (1801-1877), Before 1876. Photograph of engraving after a painting by John Reid Lambdin

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Mme. Pape-Carpantier, 1853/78. Creator: Nadar

Mme. Pape-Carpantier, 1853/78. Creator: Nadar
Mme. Pape-Carpantier, 1853/78. Woodburytype, from the periodical "Galerie Contemporaine Litteraire, Artistique" (1878), volume 5

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Mrs. Montague, 1792. Creator: Francesco Bartolozzi

Mrs. Montague, 1792. Creator: Francesco Bartolozzi
Mrs. Montague, 1792

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: William Lloyd Garrison, 1833. Creator: Nathaniel Jocelyn

William Lloyd Garrison, 1833. Creator: Nathaniel Jocelyn
William Lloyd Garrison, 1833

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Thomas Paul, c. 1825. Creator: Thomas Badger

Thomas Paul, c. 1825. Creator: Thomas Badger
Thomas Paul, c. 1825

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman, before 1880. Creator: Ellen Day Hale

Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman, before 1880. Creator: Ellen Day Hale
Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman, before 1880

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Ben Lindsey, 1940. Creator: Mary Frances Schreiber

Ben Lindsey, 1940. Creator: Mary Frances Schreiber
Ben Lindsey, 1940

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Portrait of Geraldine Cadbury Nee Southall, 1912. Creator: Thomas Bowman Garvie

Portrait of Geraldine Cadbury Nee Southall, 1912. Creator: Thomas Bowman Garvie
Portrait of Geraldine Cadbury Nee Southall, 1912

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: George Dawson, 1872. Creator: Unknown

George Dawson, 1872. Creator: Unknown
George Dawson, 1872

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Portrait Of George Dawson (1821-1900). Creator: Unknown

Portrait Of George Dawson (1821-1900). Creator: Unknown
Portrait Of George Dawson (1821-1900). George Dawson was an English nonconformist preacher, lecturer and activist. He was an influential voice in the calls for radical political

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Portrait of a Man (George Dawson?), 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of a Man (George Dawson?), 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Man (George Dawson?), 19th century

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: H. W. Beecher, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888

H. W. Beecher, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888
H.W. Beecher, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Elizabeth Fry, c1843, (1942). Creator: George Richmond

Elizabeth Fry, c1843, (1942). Creator: George Richmond
Elizabeth Fry, c1843, (1942). Portrait of Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), English prison reformer, social reformer, Quaker, and Christian philanthropist

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Portrait of Count Zinzendorf in a preachers robe, c1740, (1937). Creator: Unknown

Portrait of Count Zinzendorf in a preachers robe, c1740, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Count Zinzendorf in a preachers robe, c1740, (1937). Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700-1760), German solcial reformer

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Charles Bradlaugh... Claiming the Right to Make the Affirmation of Allegiance... 1880, (1901)

Charles Bradlaugh... Claiming the Right to Make the Affirmation of Allegiance... 1880, (1901)
Charles Bradlaugh, at the Bar of the House of Commons, Claiming the Right to Make the Affirmation of Allegiance instead of taking the Oath, 1880, (1901)

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Samuel Whitbread, Esq. (1764- 1815), 1816. Creator: Unknown

Samuel Whitbread, Esq. (1764- 1815), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Samuel Whitbread, Esq. (1764- 1815) 1816. Samuel Whitbread (1764- 1815) British politician and reformer, admired Napoleon and his reforms in France and Europe, died by his own hand on 6 July 1815

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Rev. Thomas Gisborne, M. A. c1814. Creator: Henry Meyer

Rev. Thomas Gisborne, M. A. c1814. Creator: Henry Meyer
Rev. Thomas Gisborne, M.A. c1814. Portrait of English Anglican priest and poet Thomas Gisborne (1758-1846). He was a member of the Clapham Sect in London

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, (c1820s)

Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, (c1820s)
Larochefoucault-Liancourt, Franc ois Alexandre Fre de ric, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, (c1820s). De La Rochefoucauld (1747-1827)

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Mrs. Elizabeth Montague (b. 1720, d. 1800), 1907. Artist: John Raphael Smith

Mrs. Elizabeth Montague (b. 1720, d. 1800), 1907. Artist: John Raphael Smith
Mrs. Elizabeth Montague (b. 1720, d. 1800), 1907. Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800), was a British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonist, literary critic

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Cockney laureate elected, c1821. Artist: Joseph Gleadah

Cockney laureate elected, c1821. Artist: Joseph Gleadah
Cockney laureate elected, c1821. A procession of radicals comprising Francis Place, Joseph Hume, Francis Burdett and Jeremy Bentham (fallen from his pony) being led up Ludgate Hill, London

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), c1843, (1912). Artist: George Richmond

Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), c1843, (1912). Artist: George Richmond
Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), c1843, (1912). Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), an English prison reformer, social reformer, Quaker, and Christian philanthropist

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Samuel Plimsoll, M. P. c1890, (1904). Artist: James Russell

Samuel Plimsoll, M. P. c1890, (1904). Artist: James Russell
Samuel Plimsoll, M.P. c1890, (1904). Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898) was an English politician and social reformer, now best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line From Social England

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Francis Place, 1836, (1904). Artist: Daniel Maclise

Francis Place, 1836, (1904). Artist: Daniel Maclise
Francis Place, 1836, (1904). Francis Place (1771-1854), was an English social reformer. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician, mid 19th century (1936)

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician, mid 19th century (1936)
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician, philanthropist and social reformer, mid 19th century (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: Florence Nightingale, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935

Florence Nightingale, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced

Background imageSocial Reformer Collection: John Stuart Mill, British philosopher and social reformer, 19th century (1956)

John Stuart Mill, British philosopher and social reformer, 19th century (1956). An advocate of utilitarianism, Mill (1806-1873) was probably the most influential liberal thinker of the 19th century



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