Emily J. Harding | |
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Born | 1850 Bristol, England |
Died | 1940 (aged 89–90) Sutherland Shire, Australia |
Nationality | British |
Other names | Emily Jane Harding Andrews |
Alma mater | Bristol School of Art |
Occupation(s) | Artist, suffragette |
Known for | Illustration |
Spouse |
Edward William Andrews
(
m. 1879; died 1915) |
Emily Jane Harding Andrews (1850–1940) was a British artist, illustrator and suffragette. She was a member of the Artists' Suffrage League.
Harding was born in 1850 in Bristol, England. She studied at Clifton Ladies' College and the Bristol School of Art. [1]
In her early career she specialized in miniatures. One was included at the Royal Academy exhibition in 1877. By the mid-1880s, Harding had changed her focus to illustration, often of children's books, including Hand in Hand in Children's Land (1887) by S. and E. Lecky, [2] The Little Ladies (1890) by Helen Milman, [3] Merry Moments (1892) by Rose E. May, [4] and The Disagreeable Duke (1894) by Eleanor Davenport Adams. [5] She generally used her maiden name, [6] though exceptions exist. [7] Her translation and illustrations for "Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen" ( ISBN 1909302554) remain in print. [8]
Harding became involved with the Artists' Suffrage League, designing posters for the cause. [9] [10] She co-signed a letter to the editor of The Guardian in 1908, decrying the use of physical violence against activists, alongside fellow artist and suffragist Mary Sargant Florence. [11]
In 1879 she married fellow artist Edward William Andrews. [6] Harding's husband died in 1915, and she eventually emigrated to Australia. She died in 1940 in Sutherland Shire. [1]