Charlotte Despard - Revision history

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	=== Articles ===		=== Articles ===
	The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists '''[~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=Despard 1 article by Charlotte Despard]''' and '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Charlotte+Despard&s=title 2 articles about her]'''.		The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Charlotte+Despard&s=author 1 article by Charlotte Despard]''' and '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Charlotte+Despard&s=title 2 articles about her]'''.

	=== Fiction ===		=== Fiction ===

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	Despite her husband's death, Despard continued writing, although many of her works shifted from fiction and were centered on women’s rights and suffrage. Continuing with fiction, Despard co-authored, ''Outlawed. A Novel On The Woman Suffrage Question'' (1908) with fellow Theosophist, [[Mabel Collins]] (1851–1927).		Despite her husband's death, Despard continued writing, although many of her works shifted from fiction and were centered on women’s rights and suffrage. Continuing with fiction, Despard co-authored, ''Outlawed. A Novel On The Woman Suffrage Question'' (1908) with fellow Theosophist, [[Mabel Collins]] (1851–1927).

	The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Despard ~~4 articles~~] ~~by or about~~ Charlotte Despard.		=== Articles ===
			The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists '''[http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Despard 1 article by Charlotte Despard]''' and '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Charlotte+Despard&s=title 2 articles about her]'''.

	=== Fiction ===		=== Fiction ===

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	Despard, embracing her Irish heritage, converted to Roman Catholicism at the end of the 1890s and also joined the Theosophical Society on April 4, 1899.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 2, entry 16690 (website file: 2A/18).</ref>. In the February 1917 issue of [[The Herald of the Star (periodical)\|''The Herald of the Star'']], Theosophist John Scurr calls Despard the [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/Authors/Scurr/Scurr_Beneficent_Fairy_of_Nine_Elms.pdf “Beneficent Fairy of Nine Elms,”] describing how she helped women save money, facilitated by the Married Women's Property Act of 1882. Prior to the act, the husbands owned the earnings of their wives and often took it for alcohol and other selfish desires. The act let wives designate Despard as the trustee of the funds, protecting their earnings from their husbands. Similarly, Scurr discusses how Despard cared for children injured through labor or play. “It was a lesson to anyone who is leading a soft, comfortable existence to see how children of seven or eight bore unflinchingly and with a brave face the smarting pain when ointments and lotions were applied.” He also describes her suffrage efforts and other work for the rights of women and the working poor. Seeming to fully embody Theosophy’s core principle of selflessness, Scurr ends writing of Despard, “Love and service are the dominant passions of her life. When the history of this time is written no one will occupy a higher place than the beneficent fairy of Nine Elms— Charlotte Despard.”<ref>Scurr, John. “The Beneficent Fairy of Nine Elms.” The Herald of the Star 6, no. 2 (February 1917): 107–9.</ref>		Despard, embracing her Irish heritage, converted to Roman Catholicism at the end of the 1890s and also joined the Theosophical Society on April 4, 1899.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 2, entry 16690 (website file: 2A/18).</ref>. In the February 1917 issue of [[The Herald of the Star (periodical)\|''The Herald of the Star'']], Theosophist John Scurr calls Despard the [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/Authors/Scurr/Scurr_Beneficent_Fairy_of_Nine_Elms.pdf “Beneficent Fairy of Nine Elms,”] describing how she helped women save money, facilitated by the Married Women's Property Act of 1882. Prior to the act, the husbands owned the earnings of their wives and often took it for alcohol and other selfish desires. The act let wives designate Despard as the trustee of the funds, protecting their earnings from their husbands. Similarly, Scurr discusses how Despard cared for children injured through labor or play. “It was a lesson to anyone who is leading a soft, comfortable existence to see how children of seven or eight bore unflinchingly and with a brave face the smarting pain when ointments and lotions were applied.” He also describes her suffrage efforts and other work for the rights of women and the working poor. Seeming to fully embody Theosophy’s core principle of selflessness, Scurr ends writing of Despard, “Love and service are the dominant passions of her life. When the history of this time is written no one will occupy a higher place than the beneficent fairy of Nine Elms— Charlotte Despard.”<ref>Scurr, John. “The Beneficent Fairy of Nine Elms.” The Herald of the Star 6, no. 2 (February 1917): 107–9.</ref>

			Other sources mention Despard's work under Miss Eglantyne Jebb, who founded Save the Children Fund in 1919.<ref>L. Haden Guest letter to George Arundale, "On the Watch-Tower" ''The Theosophist'' 41 no.8 (May, 1920): 107.</ref><ref>[https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2023/our-founder-eglantyne-jebb Our Founder, Eglantyne Jebb] at Save the Children website.]</ref>

	Despard also maintained an interest in other esoteric and occult organizations in addition to the Theosophical Society. ''Light, A Journal of Psychical, Occult, and Mystical Research'', notes that Despard gave a speech about “The New Womanhood” to The London Spiritualist Alliance, and organization which other theosophists participate, including [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|A.P. Sinnett]]. Similarly, she gave the lecture, “The Spiritual Ideal of Womanhood” at the Ninth National Conference of Spiritualists, 2 July, 1911. And the June 1905 issue of the ''Journal of the Society for Psychical Research'' lists Despard as a new member.		Despard also maintained an interest in other esoteric and occult organizations in addition to the Theosophical Society. ''Light, A Journal of Psychical, Occult, and Mystical Research'', notes that Despard gave a speech about “The New Womanhood” to The London Spiritualist Alliance, and organization which other theosophists participate, including [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|A.P. Sinnett]]. Similarly, she gave the lecture, “The Spiritual Ideal of Womanhood” at the Ninth National Conference of Spiritualists, 2 July, 1911. And the June 1905 issue of the ''Journal of the Society for Psychical Research'' lists Despard as a new member.

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	'''Charlotte Despard''' was an Anglo-Irish writer and social activist.		'''Charlotte Despard''' was an Anglo-Irish writer and social activist.

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	Despard also maintained an interest in other esoteric and occult organizations in addition to the Theosophical Society. ''Light, A Journal of Psychical, Occult, and Mystical Research'', notes that Despard gave a speech about “The New Womanhood” to The London Spiritualist Alliance, and organization which other theosophists participate, including [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|A.P. Sinnett]]. Similarly, she gave the lecture, “The Spiritual Ideal of Womanhood” at the Ninth National Conference of Spiritualists, 2 July, 1911. And the June 1905 issue of the ''Journal of the Society for Psychical Research'' lists Despard as a new member.		Despard also maintained an interest in other esoteric and occult organizations in addition to the Theosophical Society. ''Light, A Journal of Psychical, Occult, and Mystical Research'', notes that Despard gave a speech about “The New Womanhood” to The London Spiritualist Alliance, and organization which other theosophists participate, including [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|A.P. Sinnett]]. Similarly, she gave the lecture, “The Spiritual Ideal of Womanhood” at the Ninth National Conference of Spiritualists, 2 July, 1911. And the June 1905 issue of the ''Journal of the Society for Psychical Research'' lists Despard as a new member.
	[[File:Despard Theosophy front cover.jpg\|right\|~~220px~~\|thumb\|		[[File:Despard Theosophy front cover.jpg\|right\|190px\|thumb\|
	'''[https://archive.org/details/DespardTheosophyAndTheWomansMovement ''Theosophy and the Woman's Movement'']''']]		'''[https://archive.org/details/DespardTheosophyAndTheWomansMovement ''Theosophy and the Woman's Movement'']''']]
	Her most well-known Theosophical publication is her [https://archive.org/details/DespardTheosophyAndTheWomansMovement ''Theosophy and the Woman's Movement''] (1913).		Her most well-known Theosophical publication is her [https://archive.org/details/DespardTheosophyAndTheWomansMovement ''Theosophy and the Woman's Movement''] (1913).

	== Writings ==		== Writings ==
	[[File:Outlawed-Book-Cover.jpg\|right\|~~230px~~\|thumb\|Novel coauthored with [[Mabel Collins]]]]		[[File:Outlawed-Book-Cover.jpg\|right\|190px\|thumb\|Novel coauthored with [[Mabel Collins]]]]
	Despite her husband's death, Despard continued writing, although many of her works shifted from fiction and were centered on women’s rights and suffrage. Continuing with fiction, Despard co-authored, ''Outlawed. A Novel On The Woman Suffrage Question'' (1908) with fellow Theosophist, [[Mabel Collins]] (1851–1927).		Despite her husband's death, Despard continued writing, although many of her works shifted from fiction and were centered on women’s rights and suffrage. Continuing with fiction, Despard co-authored, ''Outlawed. A Novel On The Woman Suffrage Question'' (1908) with fellow Theosophist, [[Mabel Collins]] (1851–1927).

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	* '''''Woman's Franchise and Industry'''''. Women's Freedom League, 1910s.		* '''''Woman's Franchise and Industry'''''. Women's Freedom League, 1910s.
	* '''''Woman in the New Era'''''. [London:] Suffrage Shop, 1910. "With an appreciation by Christopher Marie St. John."		* '''''Woman in the New Era'''''. [London:] Suffrage Shop, 1910. "With an appreciation by Christopher Marie St. John."
	[[File:Charlotte Despard portrait.jpg\|left\|~~200px~~\|thumb\|Portrait of Mrs. Despard]]		[[File:Charlotte Despard portrait.jpg\|left\|180px\|thumb\|Portrait of Mrs. Despard]]

	== Additional resources ==		== Additional resources ==
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	* Mulvihill, Margaret. '''''Charlotte Despard: a Biography'''''. London; Boston: Pandora, 1989. 211 pages. "Valiant Women" series.		* Mulvihill, Margaret. '''''Charlotte Despard: a Biography'''''. London; Boston: Pandora, 1989. 211 pages. "Valiant Women" series.
	* Roberts, Marie.; Mizuta, Tamae. '''''The Rebels: Irish Feminists'''''. London: Routledge/Thoemmes Press, 1995.		* Roberts, Marie.; Mizuta, Tamae. '''''The Rebels: Irish Feminists'''''. London: Routledge/Thoemmes Press, 1995.
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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
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	* '''''[http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/Authors/Despard/Despard_The_Christ_That_Is_To_Be.pdf The Christ ~~that is to~~ Be]'''''. Glasgow: Star Publishing Trust, 1920s. 8 pages. First published in The Herald of the Star 6, no. 5 (May 1917): 253–56.		* '''''[http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/Authors/Despard/Despard_The_Christ_That_Is_To_Be.pdf The Christ That Is To Be]'''''. Glasgow: Star Publishing Trust, 1920s. 8 pages. First published in The Herald of the Star 6, no. 5 (May 1917): 253–56.
	* '''''The Needs of Little Children. Report of a conference on the care of babies and young children. Papers by Miss Margaret McMillan, Mrs. Pember Reeves, Dr. Ethel Bentham, Mrs. Despard'''''. 1912.		* '''''The Needs of Little Children. Report of a conference on the care of babies and young children. Papers by Miss Margaret McMillan, Mrs. Pember Reeves, Dr. Ethel Bentham, Mrs. Despard'''''. 1912.
	* '''''[Pamphlet issued by Home Rule for India League]'''''. [London] : Pelican Press, 1910s. Written with George Lansbury. 2 pages. Home Rule for India League.		* '''''[Pamphlet issued by Home Rule for India League]'''''. [London] : Pelican Press, 1910s. Written with George Lansbury. 2 pages. Home Rule for India League.

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	* '''''[http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/Authors/Despard/Despard_The_Christ_That_Is_To_Be.pdf]'''''. Glasgow: Star Publishing Trust, 1920s. 8 pages. First published in The Herald of the Star 6, no. 5 (May 1917): 253–56.		* '''''[http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/Authors/Despard/Despard_The_Christ_That_Is_To_Be.pdf The Christ that is to Be]'''''. Glasgow: Star Publishing Trust, 1920s. 8 pages. First published in The Herald of the Star 6, no. 5 (May 1917): 253–56.
	* '''''The Needs of Little Children. Report of a conference on the care of babies and young children. Papers by Miss Margaret McMillan, Mrs. Pember Reeves, Dr. Ethel Bentham, Mrs. Despard'''''. 1912.		* '''''The Needs of Little Children. Report of a conference on the care of babies and young children. Papers by Miss Margaret McMillan, Mrs. Pember Reeves, Dr. Ethel Bentham, Mrs. Despard'''''. 1912.
	* '''''[Pamphlet issued by Home Rule for India League]'''''. [London] : Pelican Press, 1910s. Written with George Lansbury. 2 pages. Home Rule for India League.		* '''''[Pamphlet issued by Home Rule for India League]'''''. [London] : Pelican Press, 1910s. Written with George Lansbury. 2 pages. Home Rule for India League.

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	* '''''[~~https~~://~~archive~~.org/~~details~~/~~DespardTheosophyAndTheWomansMovement~~]'''''. Glasgow: Star Publishing Trust, 1920s. 8 pages. First published in The Herald of the Star 6, no. 5 (May 1917): 253–56.		* '''''[http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/Authors/Despard/Despard_The_Christ_That_Is_To_Be.pdf]'''''. Glasgow: Star Publishing Trust, 1920s. 8 pages. First published in The Herald of the Star 6, no. 5 (May 1917): 253–56.
	* '''''The Needs of Little Children. Report of a conference on the care of babies and young children. Papers by Miss Margaret McMillan, Mrs. Pember Reeves, Dr. Ethel Bentham, Mrs. Despard'''''. 1912.		* '''''The Needs of Little Children. Report of a conference on the care of babies and young children. Papers by Miss Margaret McMillan, Mrs. Pember Reeves, Dr. Ethel Bentham, Mrs. Despard'''''. 1912.
	* '''''[Pamphlet issued by Home Rule for India League]'''''. [London] : Pelican Press, 1910s. Written with George Lansbury. 2 pages. Home Rule for India League.		* '''''[Pamphlet issued by Home Rule for India League]'''''. [London] : Pelican Press, 1910s. Written with George Lansbury. 2 pages. Home Rule for India League.
	* '''''[~~http~~://~~resources.theosophical~~.org/~~pdf/Authors/Despard~~/~~Despard_Theosophy_and_the_Womans_Movement.pdf~~ Theosophy and the Woman's Movement]'''''. London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1913. Riddle of Life series; no. 4.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/DespardTheosophyAndTheWomansMovement Theosophy and the Woman's Movement]'''''. London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1913. Riddle of Life series; no. 4.
	* '''''A Voice from the Dim Millions; being the true history of a working woman'''''. London, 1891. At least 5 editions.		* '''''A Voice from the Dim Millions; being the true history of a working woman'''''. London, 1891. At least 5 editions.
	* '''''Was it Wise to Change?''''' London: Cassell, 1894. Reprinted from Cassell's Magazine.		* '''''Was it Wise to Change?''''' London: Cassell, 1894. Reprinted from Cassell's Magazine.

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	* '''''[~~http~~://~~resources.theosophical~~.org/~~pdf/Authors/Despard~~/~~Despard_The_Christ_That_Is_To_Be.pdf The Christ That Is to Be~~]'''''. Glasgow: Star Publishing Trust, 1920s. 8 pages. First published in The Herald of the Star 6, no. 5 (May 1917): 253–56.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/DespardTheosophyAndTheWomansMovement]'''''. Glasgow: Star Publishing Trust, 1920s. 8 pages. First published in The Herald of the Star 6, no. 5 (May 1917): 253–56.
	* '''''The Needs of Little Children. Report of a conference on the care of babies and young children. Papers by Miss Margaret McMillan, Mrs. Pember Reeves, Dr. Ethel Bentham, Mrs. Despard'''''. 1912.		* '''''The Needs of Little Children. Report of a conference on the care of babies and young children. Papers by Miss Margaret McMillan, Mrs. Pember Reeves, Dr. Ethel Bentham, Mrs. Despard'''''. 1912.
	* '''''[Pamphlet issued by Home Rule for India League]'''''. [London] : Pelican Press, 1910s. Written with George Lansbury. 2 pages. Home Rule for India League.		* '''''[Pamphlet issued by Home Rule for India League]'''''. [London] : Pelican Press, 1910s. Written with George Lansbury. 2 pages. Home Rule for India League.
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	* '''''Woman in the New Era'''''. [London:] Suffrage Shop, 1910. "With an appreciation by Christopher Marie St. John."		* '''''Woman in the New Era'''''. [London:] Suffrage Shop, 1910. "With an appreciation by Christopher Marie St. John."
	[[File:Charlotte Despard portrait.jpg\|left\|200px\|thumb\|Portrait of Mrs. Despard]]		[[File:Charlotte Despard portrait.jpg\|left\|200px\|thumb\|Portrait of Mrs. Despard]]

	== Additional resources ==		== Additional resources ==
	* [http://thecharlottedespard.blogspot.com/p/about-charlotte-despard.html The Charlotte Despard Blogspot].		* [http://thecharlottedespard.blogspot.com/p/about-charlotte-despard.html The Charlotte Despard Blogspot].

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	Despard also maintained an interest in other esoteric and occult organizations in addition to the Theosophical Society. ''Light, A Journal of Psychical, Occult, and Mystical Research'', notes that Despard gave a speech about “The New Womanhood” to The London Spiritualist Alliance, and organization which other theosophists participate, including [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|A.P. Sinnett]]. Similarly, she gave the lecture, “The Spiritual Ideal of Womanhood” at the Ninth National Conference of Spiritualists, 2 July, 1911. And the June 1905 issue of the ''Journal of the Society for Psychical Research'' lists Despard as a new member.		Despard also maintained an interest in other esoteric and occult organizations in addition to the Theosophical Society. ''Light, A Journal of Psychical, Occult, and Mystical Research'', notes that Despard gave a speech about “The New Womanhood” to The London Spiritualist Alliance, and organization which other theosophists participate, including [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|A.P. Sinnett]]. Similarly, she gave the lecture, “The Spiritual Ideal of Womanhood” at the Ninth National Conference of Spiritualists, 2 July, 1911. And the June 1905 issue of the ''Journal of the Society for Psychical Research'' lists Despard as a new member.
	[[File:Despard Theosophy front cover.jpg\|right\|220px\|thumb\|		[[File:Despard Theosophy front cover.jpg\|right\|220px\|thumb\|
	'''[~~http~~://~~resources.theosophical~~.org/~~pdf/Authors/Despard~~/~~Despard_Theosophy_and_the_Womans_Movement.pdf~~ ''Theosophy and the Woman's Movement'']''']]		'''[https://archive.org/details/DespardTheosophyAndTheWomansMovement ''Theosophy and the Woman's Movement'']''']]
	Her most well-known Theosophical publication is her [~~http~~://~~resources.theosophical~~.org/~~pdf/Authors/Despard~~/~~Despard_Theosophy_and_the_Womans_Movement.pdf~~ ''Theosophy and the Woman's Movement''] (1913).		Her most well-known Theosophical publication is her [https://archive.org/details/DespardTheosophyAndTheWomansMovement ''Theosophy and the Woman's Movement''] (1913).

	== Writings ==		== Writings ==

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	* '''''Woman's Franchise and Industry'''''. Women's Freedom League, 1910s.		* '''''Woman's Franchise and Industry'''''. Women's Freedom League, 1910s.
	* '''''Woman in the New Era'''''. [London:] Suffrage Shop, 1910. "With an appreciation by Christopher Marie St. John."		* '''''Woman in the New Era'''''. [London:] Suffrage Shop, 1910. "With an appreciation by Christopher Marie St. John."
	[[File:Charlotte Despard portrait.jpg\|left\|~~150px~~\|thumb\|Portrait of Mrs. Despard]]		[[File:Charlotte Despard portrait.jpg\|left\|200px\|thumb\|Portrait of Mrs. Despard]]
	== Additional resources ==		== Additional resources ==
	* [http://thecharlottedespard.blogspot.com/p/about-charlotte-despard.html The Charlotte Despard Blogspot].		* [http://thecharlottedespard.blogspot.com/p/about-charlotte-despard.html The Charlotte Despard Blogspot].