Emily J. Harding
British artist, illustrator, and suffragette
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Emily Jane Harding Andrews (1850–1940) was a British artist, illustrator, and suffragette. She was a member of the Artists' Suffrage League.
Emily J. Harding | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1850 Bristol, England |
| Died | 1940 (aged 89–90) Sutherland Shire, Australia |
| Other names | Emily Jane Harding Andrews |
| Alma mater | Bristol School of Art |
| Occupations | Artist, suffragette |
| Known for | Illustration |
| Spouse |
Edward William Andrews
(m. 1879; died 1915) |
Early life
Career
In her early career she specialized in miniatures. One was included at the Royal Academy exhibition in 1877. By the mid-1880s, Harding had changed her focus to illustration, often of children's books, including Hand in Hand in Children's Land (1887) by S. and E. Lecky,[2] The Little Ladies (1890) by Helen Milman,[3] Merry Moments (1892) by Rose E. May,[4] and The Disagreeable Duke (1894) by Eleanor Davenport Adams.[5] She generally used her maiden name,[6] though exceptions exist.[7] Her translation and illustrations for "Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen" (ISBN 1909302554) remain in print.[8]
Harding became involved with the Artists' Suffrage League, designing posters for the cause.[9][10] She co-signed a letter to the editor of The Guardian in 1908, decrying the use of physical violence against activists, alongside fellow artist and suffragist Mary Sargant Florence.[11]
Personal life
In 1879 she married fellow artist Edward William Andrews.[6] Harding's husband died in 1915, and she eventually emigrated to Australia. She died in 1940 in Sutherland Shire.[1]
Gallery
"Convicts Lunatics and Women! Have No Vote for Parliament" - Pro-suffrage poster by Harding, c. 1907-18
Mrs Partington
Frontispiece from "Slav Tales"
