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Synopsis
Political activist
First name
Millicent
Last name
Fawcett
Date of birth
11-June-1847
Date of death
05-August-1929
Gender
Female
Fawcett was part of the Ladies’ Committee that was sent over from Britain during the Anglo Boer War in order to inspect the conditions in the concentration camps and then to give advice to the British government. Emily Hobhouse was very important in getting this group put together, but was not part of the committee that came to South Africa.