Person    | Female  Born 13/4/1886  Died 15/7/1949

Eva Hubback

Feminist and suffragette. Born Eva Marian Spielman. In 1911 she married Francis Hubback, who was killed in WW1, leaving her with three children. 1916 - 17 director of economic studies at Newnham and Girton colleges Cambridge. Campaigned with Eleanor Rathbone for better conditions for women. President of the National Union of Equal Citizenship and was elected to the London County Council. Became Principal of Morley College in 1927 and we believe she stayed for the rest of her life.

An early advocate of birth control she was also, now more controversially, a prominent member of the Eugenics Society. Died at Edgware General Hospital.

Our picture, the only one we could find, is the Google thumbnail for an inaccessible site.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Eva Hubback

Commemorated ati

Morley mosaics - WBR - Eva Hubback

Eva Hubback, born 1886. An early English feminist and suffragette, Eva became...

Read More

Other Subjects

University of London External System

University of London External System

Distance learning, now known as 'International Programmes'.

Concept, Education

1 memorial
Sunday Schools (centenary)

Sunday Schools (centenary)

Workhouses.org informs that schools for children on Sundays probably happened earlier but the movement started in 1780 when Robert Raikes opened a school in Gloucester.

Concept, Children, Education

1 memorial
Albert Barff

Albert Barff

Head of the choir school at St Pauls.  When he died he was vicar of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, and Prebendary of St. Paul's. Andrew Behan and kindly researched this entry for us: Born 2 Paradise Pl...

Person, Education, Music / songs, Religion

1 memorial
Tobias Matthay

Tobias Matthay

Teacher and pianist.  Born Clapham.  1903 he published "The Act of Touch" a book on piano playing technique and learning.  This and other books and his Tobias Matthay Pianoforte School in Oxford St...

Person, Education, Music / songs

1 memorial
Holborn Union Workhouse School

Holborn Union Workhouse School

The school was part of a huge workhouse complex which gave basic education to about 400 children. Pupils were provided with uniforms, and had access to playing fields, a swimming pool and workshops...

Building, Education

1 memorial