# reigate womenshistorymonth

Margaretta (Etta) Lemon of co-founded the all-female organisation that became the RSPB (). An ardent conservationist, she lobbied to protect wild birds against the ‘murderous millinery’ of feathered hats https://t.co/9KRMfO9vAY

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In 1875 women could finally be elected to the Poor Law Union Board of Guardians. In 1892, radical, vegetarian and ‘Grand Dame’ of the Women’s Freedom League, Charlotte Despard of Esher served on the Poor Law Board for Kingston: https://t.co/j8xOg4LDlu

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