Elizabeth Eiloart | |
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Born | Elizabeth Darby Adams 1827 St. Pancras, London |
Died | 22 February 1898 Brighton, England |
Pen name | Mrs. C. J. Eiloart |
Occupation | Author and suffragist |
Elizabeth Eiloart (1827 – 22 February 1898) [1] was an English novelist, who wrote mostly children's fiction under the name Mrs. C. J. Eiloart. She was also a feminist and suffragist.
Eiloart was born Elizabeth Darby Adams in 1827 [2] in St. Pancras, London, [3] the daughter of Samuel Adams. On 29 September 1849, she married Carl J. G. Eiloart at St Pancras Old Church [4] where they made their home. They had twelve children, five of whom died as children. The survivors were Edith, Ernest, Bernard, Clarence, Arnold, and Blanche. [2] Ernest Eiloart wrote The Laws Relating to Women in 1878. [5] Around 1890, the couple retired to Dane Street in St Leonards-on-Sea [5] where they lived until Carl's death. Elizabeth died on 22 February 1898 in Brighton. [1]
In 1858, she persuaded Marylebone Swimming Baths to be open for ladies each Wednesday. She was a shareholder in and writer for the English Woman's Journal from its foundation in 1858, and became its editor in 1864. [6]
Source: [5]
Ernie Elton still proved popular amongst school children twenty years after original publication. [7]
Elizabeth Eiloart | |
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Born | Elizabeth Darby Adams 1827 St. Pancras, London |
Died | 22 February 1898 Brighton, England |
Pen name | Mrs. C. J. Eiloart |
Occupation | Author and suffragist |
Elizabeth Eiloart (1827 – 22 February 1898) [1] was an English novelist, who wrote mostly children's fiction under the name Mrs. C. J. Eiloart. She was also a feminist and suffragist.
Eiloart was born Elizabeth Darby Adams in 1827 [2] in St. Pancras, London, [3] the daughter of Samuel Adams. On 29 September 1849, she married Carl J. G. Eiloart at St Pancras Old Church [4] where they made their home. They had twelve children, five of whom died as children. The survivors were Edith, Ernest, Bernard, Clarence, Arnold, and Blanche. [2] Ernest Eiloart wrote The Laws Relating to Women in 1878. [5] Around 1890, the couple retired to Dane Street in St Leonards-on-Sea [5] where they lived until Carl's death. Elizabeth died on 22 February 1898 in Brighton. [1]
In 1858, she persuaded Marylebone Swimming Baths to be open for ladies each Wednesday. She was a shareholder in and writer for the English Woman's Journal from its foundation in 1858, and became its editor in 1864. [6]
Source: [5]
Ernie Elton still proved popular amongst school children twenty years after original publication. [7]