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CodeDS/UK/5243
NameBalfour; Lady; Frances (1858-1931); British suffragette, social reformer
Variations of NameFrances Campbell
Dates22 February 1858-25 February 1931
GenderFemale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginLondon, England (born)
RelationshipsDaughter of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (Liberal politician) and Lady Elizabeth Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
Spouse of Eustace Balfour (brother of Arthur Balfour (Prime Minister))
BiographyLady Frances Balfour was a British aristocrat and suffragist. She was one of the highest-ranking members of the British aristocracy to assume a leadership role in the Women's suffrage campaign in the United Kingdom. Balfour was a member of the executive committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage from 1896 to 1919. As a non-violent suffragist, she was opposed to the militant actions of the Women's Social and Political Union, whose members were called the suffragettes.

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