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Emily Collection (#5)

"Emily: A Name Carrying the Legacy of Courage and Creativity" From the enigmatic verses Dickinson to the fearless activism of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison

Background imageEmily Collection: Mrs. Emily Monroe Dickinson 1841 -1918. Sister Of Charles Stewart Parnell

Mrs. Emily Monroe Dickinson 1841 -1918. Sister Of Charles Stewart Parnell. From The Book A Patriots Mistake By Emily Monroe Dickinson

Background imageEmily Collection: Mrs. Emily Monroe Dickinson, 1841-1918 Sister Of Charles Stewart Parnell And Author Of A Patriots

Mrs. Emily Monroe Dickinson, 1841-1918 Sister Of Charles Stewart Parnell And Author Of A Patriots Mistake Being Personal Recollections Of The Parnell Family

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Selwood, Mrs Tennyson, Married In 1850 To Tennyson (Of Aldworth And Freshwater)

Emily Selwood, Mrs Tennyson, Married In 1850 To Tennyson (Of Aldworth And Freshwater) Alfred Tennyson, 1St Baron, Byname Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1809-1892

Background imageEmily Collection: Suffrage Demonstration N. U. W. S. S

Suffrage Demonstration N. U. W. S. S
Suffrage Demonstration N.U.W.S.S. Leaders of the N.U.W.S.S at the Suffrage Demonstration and March from the Embankment of the Albert Hall, 13th June 1908. Mrs. Fawcett, Lady Frances Balfour, Mrs

Background imageEmily Collection: Suffragette Demonstration Rally Hyde Park 23 July 1910

Suffragette Demonstration Rally Hyde Park 23 July 1910. Mrs Pethick-Lawrence, Christabel Pankhurst, Sylvia Pankhurst and Emily Wilding Davidson pictured at the Great Demonstration, July 23, 1910

Background imageEmily Collection: Portrait of Lady Palmerston (Emily Lamb)

Portrait of Lady Palmerston (Emily Lamb)

Background imageEmily Collection: DAGUERREOTYPE: WOMEN. Portrait of Emily Everett Abbot and Mary Susan Everett Abbot

DAGUERREOTYPE: WOMEN. Portrait of Emily Everett Abbot and Mary Susan Everett Abbot. Daguerreotype, c1852

Background imageEmily Collection: The Gulls, Polperro

The Gulls, Polperro. Paterson, Emily Murray 1855-1934

Background imageEmily Collection: BRONTE SISTERS. Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855), English novelist; Emily Jane Bronte (1818-1848)

BRONTE SISTERS. Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855), English novelist; Emily Jane Bronte (1818-1848), English novelist and poet; and Anne Bronte (1820-1849), English novelist

Background imageEmily Collection: BRONTE: YORKSHIRE MAP. Map of the Haworth district of Yorkshire, home of the Bronte

BRONTE: YORKSHIRE MAP. Map of the Haworth district of Yorkshire, home of the Bronte family

Background imageEmily Collection: Mrs (Emily) Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette

Mrs (Emily) Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette
Mrs (Emily) Emmeline Pankhurst, born Goulden, (1857-1928). English suffragette and founder of the Womens Social and Political Union

Background imageEmily Collection: BRONTË: BOARDING SCHOOL. The clergy daughters boarding school attended by the Brontë sisters

BRONTË: BOARDING SCHOOL. The clergy daughters boarding school attended by the Brontë sisters, the original of the Lowood School in Jane Eyre. Wood engraving, 19th century

Background imageEmily Collection: Lady Emily Lutyens

Lady Emily Lutyens
LADY EMILY LUTYENS nee LYTTON Wife of the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (m 1897), grand- daughter of the novelist Lord Lytton, and daughter of a Viceroy of India

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Bronte

Emily Bronte
EMILY BRONTE This portrait is thought by some to be of Emily, on circumstantial grounds

Background imageEmily Collection: The Terrace - Houses of Parliament

The Terrace - Houses of Parliament
The Terrace - Palace of Westminster - painting by Emily Maria Eardley Childers (18661922), known as Milly Childers. (from left): William Harcourt, James Keir Hardie, Benjamin Stone, Edward Grey

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Harriet Elizabeth Ayckbowm

Emily Harriet Elizabeth Ayckbowm founded the Church Extension Association which aimed to make the Anglican church more accessible, particularly to the poor and those of limited education. Date: 1870s

Background imageEmily Collection: Mary Emily Hitchens (nee Prinsep) (later Lady Tennyson)

Mary Emily Hitchens (nee Prinsep) (later Lady Tennyson)
Mary Emily ( May ) Prinsep (1853-1931), Daughter of Charles Robert Prinsep; former wife of Andrew Hichens, and later wife of Hallam Tennyson

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Countess Craven

Emily Countess Craven
EMILY MARY (nee Grimston) countess of CRAVEN wife of William, second earl, depicted at her work table. Date: ? - 1901

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Countess of Cork

Emily Countess of Cork
EMILY DE BURGH, countess of CORK and ORRERY wife of Richard Boyle, ninth earl Date: CIRCA 1840

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Countess Bellamont

Emily Countess Bellamont
EMILY countess of BELLAMONT wife of Charles, Earl (see companion portrait). Date: 18th century

Background imageEmily Collection: Patrick Bronte (Father)

Patrick Bronte (Father)
PATRICK BRONTE, divine, father to Charlotte, Anne, Emily and Bramwell Date: 1777 - 1861

Background imageEmily Collection: Pigot / Whitehall

Pigot / Whitehall
LADY EMILY (NEE BENYON) PIGOT British aristocracy - daughter of Samuel Bates Benyon; married (as 2nd wife) Sir Robert Pigot, 4th Bt in 1850 Date: -

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Chubbock Judson

Emily Chubbock Judson
EMILY CHUBBOCK JUDSON American writer and missionary Date: 1817 - 1854

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Faithfull, womens rights campaigner

Emily Faithfull, womens rights campaigner
Emily Faithfull (1835-1895), womens rights campaigner. She set up a womens printing house, The Victoria Press, promoted womens employment, and appeared as a lecturer in the UK and America. Date: 1891

Background imageEmily Collection: Kawanishi H8K2 Emily -the successor to the H6K Emily

Kawanishi H8K2 Emily -the successor to the H6K Emily and equivalent to the RAFs Short Sunderland

Background imageEmily Collection: Suffragette Proof Racecourse

Suffragette Proof Racecourse
Following the action of Emily Wilding Davison at the 1913 Epsom Derby, the racecourse authorities were keen to avoid any repetition. This cartoon envisages the Race Course of the Near Future, suff

Background imageEmily Collection: Suffragette Arson Hurst Park

Suffragette Arson Hurst Park. Shows the destroyed Grand Stand at Hurst Park Racecourse, 8th June 1913, caused by an arson attack by militant suffragettes Kitty Marion (1871-1944) and Betty Giveen

Background imageEmily Collection: Committee rooms, House of Commons

Committee rooms, House of Commons. Jane Bull holds a box labelled, Miss. J. Bull Franchise Realising it is empty, she confronts Herbert Gladstone who thinks, Dear me

Background imageEmily Collection: May Fortescue, actress

May Fortescue, actress
May Fortescue (Emily May Finney, 1862 - 1950), English actress, singer and actor-manager. Date: 1887

Background imageEmily Collection: Sketch cover, Emily Drange at Britannia

Sketch cover, Emily Drange at Britannia
Front cover of The Sketch magazine featuring a photograph of American actress, Emily Drange in costume as Britannia. She was part of a patriotic tableau staged in New York

Background imageEmily Collection: Lady Swettenham, an ambulance worker in France, WW1

Lady Swettenham, an ambulance worker in France, WW1
Lady Swettenham, formerly Mary Emily Copeland, wife of the famous colonial administrator, Sir Alexander Sweettenhan, K.C.M.G

Background imageEmily Collection: Dogs Through the Ages

Dogs Through the Ages
This picture shows what dogs were used for throughout history until the Victorian age. It shows famous historical figures with their dogs, such as Henry VIII and Emily BrontÙ¼áspecific types of dog

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Judson

Emily Judson
EMILY JUDSON (nee Chubbock) American writer, as Fanny Forester, wife of missionary in Burma with her autograph Date: 1817 - 1854

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Ctess Stanhope

Emily Ctess Stanhope
EMILY HARRIET (nee Kerrison) countess STANHOPE wife of Philip Henry, fifth earl Date: 1813- 1873

Background imageEmily Collection: Vctess. Palmerston

Vctess. Palmerston
EMILY MARY, (nee Lamb) viscountess PALMERSTON daughter of 1st viscount Melbourne : wife of Henry lord Palmerston. Date: 1787 - 1869

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Lady Pakenham

Emily Lady Pakenham
EMILY LADY PAKENHAM (nee Stapleton) wife of sir Hercules Pakenham, depicted sketching. Date: ? - 1875

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Lady Montagu

Emily Lady Montagu
EMILY MAGDALEN, lady MONTAGU (nee Dupre) wife of Lord William Montagu Date: ? - 1848

Background imageEmily Collection: Francess Ds. Marlborough

Francess Ds. Marlborough
FRANCES ANNE EMILY duchess of MARLBOROUGH (nee Vane-Tempest) wife of the seventh duke, mother of the 8th duke but also Lord Randolph Churchill, and so grandmother of Winston. Date: 1822 - 1899

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Mary King

Emily Mary King
EMILY MARY KING (nee Dawson) depicted before her marriage to J H Wyndham King. Date: circa 1852

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Lady Harding

Emily Lady Harding
EMILY, lady HARDING (nee Feilding) wife of the reverend Henry Harding Date: 1797 - 1883

Background imageEmily Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Greetings, Season, Emily, Morris, Gallatin, Artist, Ernest Haskell

Drawings Prints, Print, Greetings, Season, Emily, Morris, Gallatin, Artist, Ernest Haskell
Drawings and Prints, Print, Greetings of the Season from Emily Morris Gallatin, Artist, Ernest Haskell, American, Woodstock, Connecticut 1876-1925 West Point, Maine, Haskell, Ernest, American, 1876

Background imageEmily Collection: SUFFRAGETTE, c1915. American suffragette Emily Pierson handing out leaflets in upstate New York

SUFFRAGETTE, c1915. American suffragette Emily Pierson handing out leaflets in upstate New York. Photograph, c1915

Background imageEmily Collection: EMILY DORMAN SHACKLETON. Wife of Ernest Henry Shackleton

EMILY DORMAN SHACKLETON. Wife of Ernest Henry Shackleton. Photograph, early 20th century

Background imageEmily Collection: EMILY GREENE BALCH (1867-1961). American economist, writer, and pacifist

EMILY GREENE BALCH (1867-1961). American economist, writer, and pacifist. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946. Photograph, c1925

Background imageEmily Collection: EMILY ELIZABETH DICKINSON (1830-1886) as a child. Oil painting, n. d

EMILY ELIZABETH DICKINSON (1830-1886) as a child. Oil painting, n. d
EMILY ELIZABETH DICKINSON (1830-1886) as a child. Oil painting, n.d

Background imageEmily Collection: EMILY JANE BRONTE (1818-1848). English author: after a drawing by her sister, Charlotte

EMILY JANE BRONTE (1818-1848). English author: after a drawing by her sister, Charlotte

Background imageEmily Collection: Wet Evening on the Riva, Venice

Wet Evening on the Riva, Venice. Paterson, Emily Murray 1855 - 1934

Background imageEmily Collection: Elderberries

Elderberries. Corry, Emily D. 1873-1942




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"Emily: A Name Carrying the Legacy of Courage and Creativity" From the enigmatic verses Dickinson to the fearless activism of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison, this name has been etched in history. Like a sprig of sweet lavender by Emily Stride, it exudes a delicate yet captivating essence. In Memoriam, we remember Emily Bronte's haunting words that still resonate with readers today. Just as she painted vivid landscapes with her pen, Victorian mother Emily Polhill-Turner nurtured three children with love and tenderness. Standing tall amidst the moors is Top Withens in Haworth, West Yorkshire - a place that inspired both Bronte sisters and their literary masterpieces. It symbolizes the indomitable spirit shared by all Emilys who dared to challenge societal norms. Among them was suffragette Emily Davison, whose unwavering determination led her to become an Epsom Derby jockey. Her courageous act remains etched in our collective memory as a testament to women's fight for equality. In Dickens' classic novel "David Copperfield, " Mr Peggotty found solace in his adopted daughter Little Emily. Their bond exemplifies the power of familial love and resilience even in times of adversity. Through Suffragette Poetry Holloway Jingles, Emilys like Davison used their voices as weapons against injustice. They paved the way for future generations to enjoy freedoms we often take for granted. Whether through literature or activism, these remarkable Emilys have left an indelible mark on our world. Their stories serve as reminders that strength can be found within even the most seemingly ordinary names – like "Emily.