Bessie Rayner Parkes

Bessie Rayner Parkes
Bessie Rayner Parkes
Born	Elizabeth Rayner Parkes; 16 June 1829; Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Died	23 March 1925 (aged 95); Slindon, Sussex, England
Resting place	St Richard of Chichester Church, Slindon
Other names	Madame Belloc
Known for	Women's Rights Activism
Spouse	Louis Belloc (m. 1867; died 1872)
Children	Maria; Hilaire;

Elizabeth Rayner Belloc (nee Parkes; 16 June 1829 – 23 March 1925)^[2] was one of the most prominent English feminists and campaigners for women's rights in Victorian times and also a poet, essayist and journalist.

^ "The Belloc Family: A Slindon destiny". 11 December 2014.
^ Shattock, Joanne (2004). "Parkes [married name Belloc], Elizabeth Rayner [Bessie] (1829–1925), campaigner for women's rights and journalist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/41193. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[1] "The Belloc Family: A Slindon destiny". 11 December 2014.

[2] Shattock, Joanne (2004). "Parkes [married name Belloc], Elizabeth Rayner [Bessie] (1829–1925), campaigner for women's rights and journalist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/41193. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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Bessie Rayner Parkes

Born	Elizabeth Rayner Parkes 16 June 1829 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Died	23 March 1925(1925-03-23) (aged 95) Slindon, Sussex, England
Resting place	St Richard of Chichester Church, Slindon^[1]
Other names	Madame Belloc
Known for	Women's Rights Activism
Spouse	Louis Belloc (m. 1867; died 1872)
Children	Maria Hilaire