Florence Norman
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Florence Priscilla, Lady Norman, CBE (born Florence Priscilla McLaren) (1881 – 1 March 1964, Antibes
) was an English socialite and activist.
She was the daughter of Charles McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway
and Laura Elizabeth Pochin.
In 1907, she married Sir Henry Norman, 1st Baronet, a Liberal
MP
. Like her mother, she was active in the cause of women's suffrage
through the Liberal Women's Suffrage Union and the Women's Liberal Federation
. During the First World War, she ran a hospital in France. She was awarded the Mons Star for her services and created a CBE.
After the war, she supported the creation of the Imperial War Museum
and was one of its trustees. She was also the first woman to be appointed to the board of the Royal Earlswood Hospital
, in 1926.
The archives of Lady Florence Priscilla Norman are held at The Women's Library at London Metropolitan University, ref 7NOR.
Antibes
Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes...
) was an English socialite and activist.
She was the daughter of Charles McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway
Charles McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway
Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway, PC, QC, JP , known as Sir Charles McLaren, 1st Baronet between 1902 and 1911, was a Scottish jurist and Liberal Party politician. He was a landowner and industrialist.-Education:Born in Edinburgh, McLaren was the son of the politician Duncan...
and Laura Elizabeth Pochin.
In 1907, she married Sir Henry Norman, 1st Baronet, a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
. Like her mother, she was active in the cause of women's suffrage
Women's suffrage
Women's suffrage or woman suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or...
through the Liberal Women's Suffrage Union and the Women's Liberal Federation
Women's Liberal Federation
The Women's Liberal Federation was an organisation which was part of the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom during the 1880s.During this period women became more active in politics. The Women's Liberal Federation attempted to make the Liberal Party introduce a measure which gave women the vote...
. During the First World War, she ran a hospital in France. She was awarded the Mons Star for her services and created a CBE.
After the war, she supported the creation of the Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. The museum was founded during the First World War in 1917 and intended as a record of the war effort and sacrifice of Britain and her Empire...
and was one of its trustees. She was also the first woman to be appointed to the board of the Royal Earlswood Hospital
Royal Earlswood Hospital
The Royal Earlswood Hospital or The Royal Earlswood Asylum for Idiots in Redhill, Surrey was the first establishment to cater specifically for people with learning disabilities...
, in 1926.
The archives of Lady Florence Priscilla Norman are held at The Women's Library at London Metropolitan University, ref 7NOR.