Women Artists and Activism in Ellen Clayton's "English Female Artists" (1876)
Journal: Oceánide
Year: 2020

In her biographical compilation English Female Artists (1876), Ellen Clayton documented the lives of many talented and hard-working women as a means of bringing to light and celebrating their role in the history of art. Moreover, she also explored these artists’ biographies in order to problematize more general issues, thus entering into one of the most significant initiatives of the period: the movement for women’s rights, with proposals including the improvement of women’s education, their acc