president of the Ladies' Edinburgh Debating Society
Abercromby Place, EdinburghThe grave of Sarah Siddons Mair, St Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh
Dame Sarah Elizabeth Siddons MairDBE (23 September 1846 – 13 February 1941) was a Scottish campaigner for women's education and women's suffrage. She was active in the Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women and the Ladies' Edinburgh Debating Society, which she founded before she was 20.[1]
^"Dame Sarah Mair". The Times. 24 February 1941. p. 7.
Dame Sarah Elizabeth Siddons Mair DBE (23 September 1846 – 13 February 1941) was a Scottish campaigner for women's education and women's suffrage. She...
Alexander Mair was found guilty of her murder and other offences connected to the killing in an act of terrorism. The judge concluded that Mair wanted to...
fighter'. Inglis's personal style was described by fellow suffragist SarahMair as 'courteous, sweet-voiced' with 'the eyes of a seer', a 'radiant smile'...
Sarah Pedersen is an academic researcher and writer. Pedersen's research focuses on women's engagement with the media and politicians. She holds a chair...
Mary Bailey 1931: Joanna Cruickshank, Maharani Lakshmi Devi of Dhar, SarahMair, Sybil Thorndike 1932: Margaret Tuke, Edith Brown 1933: The Baroness Denman...
careers available to her, throughout the 1860s and early 1870s. In 1865 SarahMair founded the Ladies' Edinburgh Debating Society, which published a regular...
she belonged to the Edinburgh Ladies' Debating Society led by SarahMair and, alongside Mair, was a central figure in starting classes and correspondence...
Tripos examinations in Lent term 1873, the others being Rachel Cook and Sarah Woodhead. The three were commemorated in song as the Girton Pioneers. Louisa...
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