Ruth Cavendish-Bentinck | |
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Born | Ruth Mary St Maur 21 October 1867 |
Died | 28 January 1953 | (aged 85)
Nationality | British |
Known for | Suffragette and founding a Women's Library |
Spouse |
Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck
(m. 1885; died 1948) |
Parent(s) | Ferdinand Seymour,
Earl St. Maur Rosina Elizabeth Swan |
Ruth Mary Cavendish-Bentinck (née St Maur; 21 October 1867 – 28 January 1953) was a Morocco-born British aristocrat, suffragist and socialist. Her library was the basis for what is now the Women's Library.