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Emily Collection (#6)

"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: 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

Background imageEmily Collection: Source Size = 1883 x 1975

Source Size = 1883 x 1975
MISS EMILY FAITHFULL

Background imageEmily Collection: Source Size = 1929 x 2898

Source Size = 1929 x 2898
" measurement, by Foxglove: Edith and Emily Children of Gathorne Hardy, Esq. M.P." by A. Munro in the Exhibition of the Royal Academy

Background imageEmily Collection: Title page illustration from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (1812-70)

Title page illustration from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (1812-70)
XJF451823 Title page illustration from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (1812-70) first published 1850 (litho) (later colouration) by Browne

Background imageEmily Collection: The Marriage of Lord Lurgan: Lord Lurgan and Lady Emily Cadogan, 1893 Engraving

The Marriage of Lord Lurgan: Lord Lurgan and Lady Emily Cadogan, 1893 Engraving

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Shore, after a portrait of c. 1838 (engraving)

Emily Shore, after a portrait of c. 1838 (engraving)
XJF618899 Emily Shore, after a portrait of c.1838 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEmily Collection: Mr. Peggottys dream comes true, illustration from David Copperfield

Mr. Peggottys dream comes true, illustration from David Copperfield
KW259232 Mr. Peggottys dream comes true, illustration from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (1812-70) first published 1850 (litho) by Browne

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily and George Mason, Arthur William Devis, 1762-1822, British

Emily and George Mason, Arthur William Devis, 1762-1822, British

Background imageEmily Collection: The Governess, Emily Mary Osborn, 1834-1925, British

The Governess, Emily Mary Osborn, 1834-1925, British

Background imageEmily Collection: COUNTESS OF SHAFTESBURY. Emily Ashley-Cooper, nee Cowper, the Countess of Shaftesbury (1810-1872)

COUNTESS OF SHAFTESBURY. Emily Ashley-Cooper, nee Cowper, the Countess of Shaftesbury (1810-1872). Wife of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Background imageEmily Collection: EMILY POST (1872-1960). Nee Price. American writer and etiquette authority. Photograph

EMILY POST (1872-1960). Nee Price. American writer and etiquette authority. Photograph, c1920

Background imageEmily Collection: ELEANOR H. PORTER (1868-1920). American novelist. Photograph, c1913

ELEANOR H. PORTER (1868-1920). American novelist. Photograph, c1913

Background imageEmily Collection: DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE (1885-1930). English writer. The Lawrence family, left to right: Ada

DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE (1885-1930). English writer. The Lawrence family, left to right: Ada, Emily, Mrs. Lawrence (Lydia), Bert (D.H.), George, Ernest, Mr. Lawrence. Photographed c1893

Background imageEmily Collection: EMILY FAITHFULL (1835-1895). English womens rights activist and publisher. Photograph by W

EMILY FAITHFULL (1835-1895). English womens rights activist and publisher. Photograph by W. & D. Downey, c1891

Background imageEmily Collection: EMILY DICKINSON (1830-1886). American poet. Silhouette, 1845

EMILY DICKINSON (1830-1886). American poet. Silhouette, 1845

Background imageEmily Collection: HAWORTH, YORKSHIRE. Main Street, Haworth, Yorkshire, as it appeared in the time

HAWORTH, YORKSHIRE. Main Street, Haworth, Yorkshire, as it appeared in the time of the Brontes

Background imageEmily Collection: BRONTE SCHOOL, 1844. Circular of July 1844 announcing the proposed establishment

BRONTE SCHOOL, 1844. Circular of July 1844 announcing the proposed establishment of a private school at Haworth, England, by the Bronte sisters

Background imageEmily Collection: WOMENs RIGHTS: DERBY 1913. Crowd rushing onto the scene at the Epsom Derby moments

WOMENs RIGHTS: DERBY 1913. Crowd rushing onto the scene at the Epsom Derby moments after militant suffragette Emily Wilding Davison threw herself before the Kings horse, 4 June 1913

Background imageEmily Collection: WOMENs RIGHTS: DERBY 1913. The scene at the Epsom Derby moments before militant

WOMENs RIGHTS: DERBY 1913. The scene at the Epsom Derby moments before militant
WOMENs RIGHTS: DERBY 1913. The scene at the Epsom Derby moments after militant suffragette Emily Wilding Davison threw herself before the Kings horse, 4 June 1913

Background imageEmily Collection: WOMENs RIGHTS: JOCKEY 1913. Herbert Jones, the jockey of King George Vs horse

WOMENs RIGHTS: JOCKEY 1913. Herbert Jones, the jockey of King George Vs horse, who along with the animal received minor injuries, when the militant suffragette Emily Wilding Davison

Background imageEmily Collection: SUFFRAGETTE, 1913. The English militant suffragette Emily Wilding Davison, who

SUFFRAGETTE, 1913. The English militant suffragette Emily Wilding Davison, who died of injuries sustained at the race for the Derby of 4 June 1913 when she threw herself under the Kings horse

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Paulo and her Performing Ponies

Emily Paulo and her Performing Ponies
Entertainment - Emily Paulo and her Performing Ponies at Paulos Circus Date: circa 1920

Background imageEmily Collection: Emily Davison (1872-1913) English suffragette, throwing herself in front of George

Emily Davison (1872-1913) English suffragette, throwing herself in front of George Vs horse Anmer during 1913 Derby in attempt to gain recognition for suffragette cause. She died of her injuries

Background imageEmily Collection: The Marriage Of Lord Lurgan: Lord Lurgan And Lady Emily Cadogan

The Marriage Of Lord Lurgan: Lord Lurgan And Lady Emily Cadogan, 1893 Engraving

Background imageEmily Collection: Lady Emily Cadogan

Lady Emily Cadogan
LADY EMILY CADOGAN wife of sir George Cadogan Date: ? - 1891

Background imageEmily Collection: Girton / Cambridge / 1913

Girton / Cambridge / 1913
Cambridge: Girton College Emily Davies Court Date: 1913

Background imageEmily Collection: EMILY BRONTË (1818-1848). English novelist and poet. Pen drawing by her sister, Charlotte Brontë

EMILY BRONTË (1818-1848). English novelist and poet. Pen drawing by her sister, Charlotte Brontë




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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.