John Singer Sargent: Ethel Smyth, 1901

Dame Ethel Mary Smyth [1] (April 23, 1858 - May 8, 1944) was an English composer and a leader of the women's suffrage movement. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (535x704, 51 KB) John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Portrait of Dame Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) in 1901. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (535x704, 51 KB) John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Portrait of Dame Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) in 1901. ... Self Portrait, oil painting, 1907 John Singer Sargent (January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925) was a painter known for his portraits. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... Suffrage parade, New York City, 1912 The movement for womens suffrage, led by suffragists (peaceful protestors) and suffragettes (violent protestors), was a social, economic and political reform movement aimed at extending the suffrage (the right to vote) to women, advocating equal suffrage (abolition of graded votes) rather than universal...

Early life career

She was born in London and studied music in Leipzig with Frau von Herzogenberg and the Geistinger. Her works included symphonies, choral works and operas (most famously The Wreckers). Possibly her best-known work is "The March of the Women" (1911), which became an anthem for the Women's Social and Political Union, to which she belonged. This article is about the British city. ... (help· info) [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU) was the leading organisation campaigning for womens suffrage in the United Kingdom. ...

In 1922 she was created a DBE. She was one of the models for the fictional Dame Hilda Tablet in the 1950s radio plays of Henry Reed. 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these... Henry Reed (February 22, 1914 - December 8, 1986) was a British poet, translator, radio dramatist and journalist. ...

Relationships

Long known to have been lesbian, she was involved in a romantic relationship with writer Virginia Woolf, leading to an abundant exchange of letters between the two women. She was also involved in relationships with several other well known women of the day, including Pauline Trevelyan, the Empress Eugénie, the wealthy Winnaretta Singer, Lady Mary Ponsonby [2] [3], and writer Edith Somerville [4]. [5] A lesbian is a girl or woman who is aesthetically, sexually, or romantically attracted to other women. ... Virginia Woolf (née Stephen) (25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was a British author who is considered to be one of the foremost modernist/feminist literary figures of the twentieth century. ... Maria Eugenia Ignacia Augustina Palafox de Guzmán Portocarrero y Kirkpatrick, 9th Countess de Teba, who became Empress Eugénie (May 5, 1826 – July 11, 1920) was Empress Consort of France (1853-1870), the wife of Napoléon III. The last Empress of France was born in Granada, Spain to... Winnaretta Singer [1] (8 January 1865-26 November 1943), Princess Edmond de Polignac, was an important musical patron, lesbian, and heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune. ...

She died in the UK at age 86 from natural causes.

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