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Female Chartism and the press

Chartist Ancestors helen macfarlane, mary ann walker, northern star, red republican

While conservative newspapers invariably tried to belittle and undermine female Chartists, the radical press was often – though not always

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life stories organisations and newspapers 

Red Republican – a socialist internationalist voice

Chartist Ancestors george julian harney, red republican

The Red Republican ran for 24 issues from June to November 1850, and almost every issue carried a list of

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Edmund Stallwood, Chartist journalist, 1810 – 1866

Chartist Ancestors northern star, red republican

Edmund Stallwood was an active trade unionist and radical who worked as London correspondent for the Chartist Northern Star. This

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Helen Macfarlane 1818 – 1860

Chartist Ancestors george julian harney, helen macfarlane, red republican

First translator of the Communist Manifesto. Few knew her identity at the time, and fewer still remembered her in the

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