Eleanor Rathbone, British MP, 1931

Eleanor Rathbone, British MP, 1931. Head and shoulders portrait of British feminist and social reformer Eleanor Rathbone (1872-1946). Original caption reads: ‘A new photograph of Miss Eleanor Rathbone, who has been returned as the independent member for the combined English universities. ’ Rathbone was independent MP for the Combined English Universities, and a campaigner for family allowances and the cause of women’s rights. She studied the position of widows under the poor laws, advocated votes for women, and denounced child marriage in India. (Photo by Daily Herald Archive/National Science & Media Museum/SSPL via Getty Images)