Anna Bateson | |
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 Anna Bateson in 1875 | |
| Born | Anna Aikin or Aiken c. 1830 |
| Died | 1918 |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Suffragist and women's activist |
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Anna Bateson (née Aikin or Aiken, c. 1830 – 1918) was an English suffragist who aided with the foundation of Newnham College, Cambridge.
Early life and family
Born about 1830 to James Aikin of Liverpool, she married William Henry Bateson, Master of St John’s College, Cambridge.[1] Four of her children – botanist Anna Bateson, geneticist William Bateson, journalist Margaret Heitland, and historian Mary Bateson – were all active in the women’s suffrage movement.
Newnham College
In 1875, Anna encouraged St John’s College to lend land for the first building of Newnham College.[2] She served on the first governing body of the College from 1880 to 1885.[3]
Suffragist and liberal activism
In 1884, along with Millicent Fawcett, Kathleen Lyttelton, and her daughter Anna Bateson, she founded the Cambridge Women’s Suffrage Association.[4] She was its secretary until 1890 and also sat on the executive committee of the Central National Society.[1]
She was president of the Cambridge Women’s Liberal Society and an active speaker for the Women’s Liberal Federation, where she served as vice-president.[1]
Death and legacy
She died in 1918.[1]
Newnham College has an Anna Bateson Room.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Crawford, Elizabeth (2003-09-02). The Women's Suffrage Movement. Routledge. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-203-03109-4.
- ^ "Women at St John's | St John's College, University of Cambridge". www.joh.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ Richmond, Marsha L. (2001). "Women in the Early History of Genetics: William Bateson and the Newnham College Mendelians, 1900-1910". Isis. 92 (1): 64. ISSN 0021-1753.
- ^ Newspaper cutting of obituary of Mrs. Anna Bateson, founder of C.W.S.A. from Cambridge Daily News. 1918-07-15.
- ^ "The Pavilion Rooftop Meeting Room and Additional Event Space – Newnham College". newn.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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