The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-14

frain from writing about As a H.tIe
girl In school. her literary ability was
continually manfesting itself, although
to the great GetTiment of her marks"
- two last years OF her school life were
spent In getting out q school paper. Of
which she was editor. proprietor. coz
tributor and sole subscriber. Soon after
leaving school she was married to George
q. GilmeT, and for a time her f9njuess
for writing was not INDUCED i'm. Later on
she wrote some little sketches Of plauta-
tICn life and r1cchorse stories. Chance
brought her into a little Mississippi town.
where her next door ncighbor was Mrs.
F. J. Nicholson. the editor and proprietor
ct the New Orleans Picayune," WAC Of
fered TO print her little sketches These
were received with so much favor that
she was offered the position of editor OF
the womau's department and special
sketch writer on the "Picayuuc." which
she held until October year ago. when
she was invited to contribute 20 the
signed editorial department of the New
NC;k Journal and last April she was
maze = regular member Of the editorial
stan. Her Fables for the Elite" has
attracted much attention.
Florence Fenwick Miller. delegate from
England. was born and educated in Lon
don. When but eighteen years Of age
she entered the Edinburgh University TO
study medicine She passed the arts ex-
animation of the university with first
class honors in English literature. but
before the time for beginning her pro-
tessi0Cal course the university authorities
had resolved TO refuse admission to women
students 10 future. She returned 10 Lon
don and studied medicine there at the
ladies RTaH7rr1 T,1T.~, .,f-s--- +r.. ---+
class honOrs in all the seven subjects OF
study in that institution, and also attend
ing the practice in several hospitals. both
in London and IT, Paris But medical prac-
tice being then stiu illegal for women in
England. she decided TO give IL I'D. lit
erature having gradually opened to her
She was elected. at the early age Of
twenty-five, a member Of the London
school board 10y the raIepayers of the
great London constituency OF Hackney
10000 y9ters). and this confidence was
renewed by the electors for two further
terms. making zine years public service.
atler which ATs- FeuWick Miller declined
10 stand for furtl er election Her sDeciaI
care had been given TO the women teach
eTs and 90 The girls. a fact that was SO
appreciated that the NetroDaTfraa Assn
d.
offered 20 bear the whole cost OF another
election ii Mrs. Miller would aEaf1 stand.
Her lectCring and journalistic engage
Inents. however. prevented acceptance.
her pen row being fl constant demand.
Since 1885 she has contributed weekly q
page OF feminine news and chat 90 the
Illustrated London News" and her ar
ucles appear from time 20 time i'm an
inc important newspapers or the King
dam. while IL Is. perhaps as a public
speaker that she IS best known having
laclurcd IN all the principal towns. often
10 audiences o. some thousands She
spoke in public first on behalf OF the
. woman suffrage movement while stiU in
her teens and with speech and pen has
+ been uutiriag in advocating the cause OF
woman rights From 1885 TO 1888 she
owned and edited the woman suffrage
. newspaper, The WomaH's SigDaI ''
Her books include several volumes
. on physiology applied 10 personal and
domestic health. and others on the woman
movement. also Life o. Harriet Mar
uneaU and In ladies COMPANY %
sketches OF illustri0us woman Mrs. Fen
wick Miller married ar the age OF twenty
two. but. by previous ARRANGEMENT. re-
f tanned her own name. She has TWO daueh-
tiers.