Emily J. Harding
British translator, suffragette (1850-1940)
Emily Jane Harding Andrews (1850–1940) was a British artist, illustrator, and suffragette. She was a member of the Artists' Suffrage League.
Early life
Harding was born in 1850 in Bristol, England. She studied at Clifton Ladies' College and the Bristol School of Art.
Career
In her early career she specialized in miniatures. One was included at the Royal Academy exhibition in 1877. By the mid-1880s, Harding had changed her focus to illustration, often of children's books, including Hand in Hand in Children's Land (1887) by S. and E. Lecky, The Little Ladies (1890) by Helen Milman, Merry Moments (1892) by Rose E. May, and The Disagreeable Duke (1894) by Eleanor Davenport Adams. She generally used her maiden name, though exceptions exist. Her translation and illustrations for "Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen" (ISBN 1909302554) remain in print.
Harding became involved with the Artists' Suffrage League, designing posters for the cause.
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