Agnes Macdonell

Agnes Macdonell née Harrison (c.1840 - 20 January 1925) was a British writer and journalist.

Agnes Macdonell
BornAgnes Harrison
1840
Died20 January 1925
Edinburgh, Scotland
OccupationJournalist
NationalityBritish

Biography

Agnes Macdonell was the daughter of Daniel Harrison of Shirley House, Beckenham. She lived in the United States of America during the civil war period. In 1873 she married John Macdonell and, according to her obituary in The Times, "was her husband's right hand in all his work, bringing to this her swift sympathy of mind and wise judgment". The Macdonells had two daughters.[1]

Macdonell was a keen Shakespeare student, and well-read. She published many novels, including "Quaker Cousins," "For the King's Dues," and "Martin's Vineyard," and contributed many stories and articles to The Contemporary Review and The Atlantic.[1] She is listed as a suffragist in The Women's Suffrage Movement in Britain and Ireland: A Regional Survey.[2]

Publications

References
  1. "Death of Lady Macdonell". The Times (43865). 21 January 1925. p. 16.
  2. Crawford, Elizabeth (2006). The Women's Suffrage Movement in Britain and Ireland: A Regional Survey. Routledge.
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