Alice Westlake (1842 –11 August 1923) was an English painter, engraver and activist for women's rights.
Alice Westlake | |
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Born | 1842 |
Died | 11 August 1923 | (aged 81)
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. p. 121. ISBN 0415345693.
- ^ Martin, Jane (2010). Women and the Politics of Schooling in Victorian and Edwardian England. 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. 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. pp. 300, 817. ISBN 0300117302.
- ^ Crawford, Elizabeth (2003). The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928. 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. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
External links edit
- 1 artwork by or after Alice Westlake at the Art UK site