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Bessie Rayner Parkes Belloc, English poet, feminist, activist and journalist. Belloc was a central figure in the early years of the women's rights movement in England. Parkes converted to Catholicism in 1864 and in 1867 maried Louis Belloc.
Bessie Rayner Parkes Belloc (16 June 1829 – 23 March 1925) was one of the most prominent English feminists and campaigners for women's rights in Victorian times and also a poet, essayist and journalist.
Sep 6, 2019 · Bessie Rayner Parkes (later Belloc) lived an unorthodox life as a working feminist journalist, editor and social activist whose abiding concern was the quality and economic security of women’s everyday lives.
- Janice Schroeder
- Janice.schroeder@carleton.ca
Aug 15, 2024 · As a poet, editor, and activist, Bessie Rayner Parkes had ambitions to transcend the boundaries of what women could achieve through their work. Yet, despite her successful career, Parkes is still largely unknown to the public today.
- Naush Sabah
Bessie also campaigned for middle-class women to obtain a proper education and seek employment without the fear of losing their social statuses. She and her other activist friends interacted with women in Europe and the United States, giving their efforts for women’s equality a global edge.
Bessie Rayner Parkes (later Belloc, 1829–1925) was a central figure in British women’s rights activism during the 1850s and 1860s.
Dec 2, 2020 · Investigating the “economical question” (p. 40), in nineteenth-century Britain, Bessie Rayner Parkes, in Essays on Woman’s Work describes a “laisser aller” political and social system focused on England’s general economy at the expense of those “unfitted for the race” (p. 38).
