Emily Davies

British suffragist & educator (1830–1921)
Person Human Q2748528
Emily Davies
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[17]
Date of birth
April 22, 1830
Date of death
July 13, 1921
Place of birth
Southampton
Place of death
Hampstead
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Described by source
Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Journalism, Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Victorian Women's Writing, A historical dictionary of British women[21][22][23][24]
Family name
Davies[18]
Given name
Emily, Sarah[19][20]
Name in native language
Emily Davies[26]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
The_Women’s_Library_LSESuffrageInterviewsProject, gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[31][32]
Writing language
English[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en (Sarah) Emily Davies en Sarah Emily Davies en Emily Davies en Sarah Davies ar إيميلي ديفيس de Sarah Emily Davies en-gb Sarah Emily Davies es Sarah Emily Davies fa امیلی دیویس fi Sarah Emily Davies he אמילי דייוויס ru Эмили Дэвис sv Sarah Emily Davies uk Емілі Девіс uk Сара Девіс uk Сара Емілі Девіс zh 艾蜜莉·戴維斯 zh 艾蜜莉·戴维斯 zh-hans 艾米丽·达维斯 zh-hant 艾米麗·達維斯
🔖 Identifiers · 42
VIAF cluster ID
36956940
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86130330
GND ID
118944622
BIBSYS ID
90571136
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12160084q
British Museum person or institution ID
135854
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01328047
Cambridge Alumni Database ID
DVS869SEw
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11175776
CiNii Research ID
1140282266580996864
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Emily-Davies
FAST ID
181091
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
FemBio ID
7072
Freebase ID
/m/086s4g
IdRef ID
090296168
J9U entity ID
987007452429405171
Kindred Britain ID
I12577
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02601715
NDL Authority ID
01123210
NE.se ID
emily-davies
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073965359, 071878300
Online Books Page author ID
Davies, Emily, 1830-1921
Open Library ID
OL1120324A, OL2610665A
Open Plaques subject ID
53
Orlando author ID
daviem
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
32741
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095703203
Prabook ID
745359
Project Gutenberg author ID
55122
SNAC ARK ID
w64c3qd2, w6pr8kb5
SNARC ID
Honda Fury
UK National Archives ID
F52759
WeChangEd ID
wcd_00117_id
WeRelate person ID
Sarah_Davies_(6)
Wellcome Collection concept ID
ke7zuhs2
WikiTree person ID
Davies-11289
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrKQDgTfkGrbT4MwJqhHC

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Summary

Emily Davies was born on April 22, 1830[1], in Southampton[2]. She died on July 13, 1921[3], in Hampstead[4]. She worked as a pedagogue[5], women's rights activist[6], editor[7], suffragist[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Emily Davies born?

Emily Davies's place of birth was Southampton[2].

Where did Emily Davies die?

Emily Davies passed away in Hampstead[4].

Who were Emily Davies's parents?

Emily Davies's father was John Davies[10]. Emily Davies's mother was Mary Hopkinson[11].

What did Emily Davies do for work?

Emily Davies worked as a pedagogue[5], women's rights activist[6], editor[7], suffragist[8], and writer[9].

Where did Emily Davies go to school?

Emily Davies was educated at Girton College[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . WeChangEd. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Davies, Sarah Emily. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Seandalt · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Project Gutenberg author ID → 55122
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #61858: matching pgids - batch 3: adding Project Gutenberg author IDs matched via Wikipedia links"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → pedagogue, women's rights activist, editor +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32082: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
  3. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → female
    Position held → principal, civil rights advocate
    Cambridge Alumni Database ID → DVS869SEw
    Date of birth → April 22, 1830
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30848: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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