The Woman's Signal

The Woman's Signal was a weekly British feminist magazine published by Marshall & Son, London, from January 4, 1894 to March 23, 1899.^[1] It was edited by Lady Henry Somerset, Annie Holdsworth and Florence Fenwick-Miller.^[2] Although primarily a temperance paper, it dealt with several feminist issues including fair wages.^[3] It began life as The Women's Penny Paper (27 October 1888 – 27 December 1890), edited by Helena B Temple (Henrietta Müller), later becoming The Woman’s Herald (3 January 1891 – 28 December 1893). In 1892, Mrs Frank Morrison became editor, followed by Christina Bremner, then by Lady Henry Somerset in 1893.^[4] It was bought out by Lady Henry and renamed The Woman's Signal. Florence Fenwick-Miller bought the paper in 1895 and was the editor and sole proprietor until its demise in 1899.^[5]

References

1. Johns Hopkins University Libraries
2. Feminist and Woman's Periodicals at Stanford
3. The Morris Society
4. Adam Matthew Publications
5. Elizabeth Crawford (1999) The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928, UCL Press, London

External Links

• Florence Fenwick Miller From a scrapbook in the Carrie Chapman Catt Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collection Division at the Library of Congress