Jane Maria Strachey

Jane Maria Strachey
Born
Jane Maria Grant

13 March 1840
Sea off the Cape of Good Hope
Died14 December 1928(1928-12-14) (aged 88)
SpouseSir Richard Strachey (1859–1908; his death)
Children13, including Lytton, James, Dorothea, Pernel, and Oliver
FatherSir John Peter Grant

Jane Maria Strachey, Lady Strachey (13 March 1840 – 14 December 1928) was an English suffragist and writer.[1][2] Her father was a British colonial administrator; Jane married her father's secretary, Sir Richard Strachey, and ten of their children survived into adulthood. She was an outspoken advocate for the right of women to vote, and involved her daughters in her campaigning. She wrote two books for children.

  1. ^ "Papers of Jane Maria Strachey". Jisc. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Dora Carrington". Scottish National Gallery. Retrieved 11 March 2017.