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The Woman's Signal was a weekly British feminist magazine published by Marshall & Son, London, from 4 January 1894 to 23 March 1899. [1] It was edited by Lady Henry Somerset, Annie Holdsworth and Florence Fenwick-Miller. [2] Although primarily a temperance paper, it dealt with several feminist issues including fair wages. [3] It began life as The Women's Penny Paper (27 October 1888 – 27 December 1890), edited by Helena B Temple (Henrietta Müller), later becoming The Woman’s Herald (3 January 1891 – 28 December 1893). In 1892, Mrs Frank Morrison became editor, followed by Christina Bremner, then by Lady Henry Somerset in 1893. [4] It was bought out by Lady Henry and renamed The Woman's Signal. Florence Fenwick-Miller bought the paper in 1895 and was the editor and sole proprietor until its demise in 1899. [5]

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References

  1. Johns Hopkins University Libraries
  2. Feminist and Women's Periodicals at Stanford
  3. The Morris Society
  4. Adam Matthew Publications
  5. Elizabeth Crawford (1999) The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928, UCL Press, London