The petition’s origins are described in a UK Parliament article about the document: In 1866, Mill-on behalf of two women’s rights pioneers, Emily Davies and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson-presented the House of Commons with the first mass petition in favor of women’s suffrage. John Stuart Mill, the 19th-century British philosopher and economist best known for his writings on liberalism and utilitarianism, was also an early male advocate of women’s rights and enfranchisement.
Spoken in the House of Commons, May 20th, 1867.Įra: Suffrage Era | Media: Essay, Pamphlets, Speech
on the Admission of Women to the Electoral Franchise. Primary Source John Stuart Mill Speech: On the Admission of Women to the Electoral Franchise Speech of John Stuart Mill, M.P.
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