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(Violet) Honnor Morten (13 November 1861 - 11 July 1913) was a nurse and journalist. Born in Cheam, she was the daughter of a solicitor, John Garrett Morten and his second wife. Wilhelmina Milroy, née Black. In 1881 she began her nursing training at the London Hospital and Bedford College, obtaining midwifery and scientific hygiene qualifications. She subsequently moved into journalism, writing for a number of publications including The Daily News. A committed socialist, prison reformer and promoter of non-sectarian education, she lectured widely on these subjects.

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  • (Violet) Honnor Morten (13 November 1861 - 11 July 1913) was a nurse and journalist. Born in Cheam, she was the daughter of a solicitor, John Garrett Morten and his second wife. Wilhelmina Milroy, née Black. In 1881 she began her nursing training at the London Hospital and Bedford College, obtaining midwifery and scientific hygiene qualifications. She subsequently moved into journalism, writing for a number of publications including The Daily News. A committed socialist, prison reformer and promoter of non-sectarian education, she lectured widely on these subjects.
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  • (Violet) Honnor Morten (13 November 1861 - 11 July 1913) was a nurse and journalist. Born in Cheam, she was the daughter of a solicitor, John Garrett Morten and his second wife. Wilhelmina Milroy, née Black. In 1881 she began her nursing training at the London Hospital and Bedford College, obtaining midwifery and scientific hygiene qualifications. She subsequently moved into journalism, writing for a number of publications including The Daily News. A committed socialist, prison reformer and promoter of non-sectarian education, she lectured widely on these subjects. In 1896 she moved to Hoxton and in 1897 she was elected to the London School Board as one of the representatives of the Hackney Division. On the board she advocated the ending of corporal punishment, equal pay for woman teachers and the establishment of a school nursing service. At the next triennial school board elections in 1900 she was elected to represent the Southwark Division. She resigned her seat in 1902. In 1905 she left London to establish "Oakdene", a settlement in Sussex that acted as a holiday home for disabled children from inner London. A heavy smoker, she died at Oakdene from throat cancer in July 1913 aged 51. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography page [1].
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