Code | DS/UK/5243 |
Name | Balfour; Lady; Frances (1858-1931); British suffragette, social reformer |
Variations of Name | Frances Campbell |
Dates | 22 February 1858-25 February 1931 |
Gender | Female (cisgender) |
Place of Birth/Origin | London, England (born) |
Relationships | Daughter 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)) |
Biography | Lady 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. |