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Caroline Ashurst Stansfeld (1816–1889) was a member of an important family of radical activists in mid-nineteenth-century England who supported causes ranging from women’s suffrage to Italian unification. In 1844 she married future MP for Halifax James Stansfeld (1820–1898), the preeminent political advocate for the movement to repeal the Contagious Diseases Acts.〔On Stansfeld’s important political career see J.L. Hammond and Barbara Hammond, James Stansfeld: A Victorian Champion of Sex Equality (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1932).〕 She maintained a close friendship with Italian nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini, who wrote to her frequently. 1500 of his letters to the family have been published in E.F. Richards’collection: ''Letters to an English Family.''〔E. F. Richards. ''Mazzini’s Letters to an English Family.'', 3 vols. New York: John Lane, 1920-22.〕 ==Personal life== In London on 28 January 1816, Caroline Ashurst was born to Elizabeth Brown and William Ashurst. Her siblings were William Henry Ashurst, Eliza Ann Ashurst (Bardonneau), Emilie Ashurst (Venturi) and Matilda Ashurst (Biggs). She grew up in the Ashurst home in Muswell Hill.〔 The daughters were brought up in Muswell Hill, London in a community of 19th-century reformers and free thinkers who advocated for more equality in society including anti-slavery. Her father gave his daughters freedom "considered shocking" for those times.〔 Caroline and James Stansfeld (1820-1898) were married in Finsbury at the South Place Chapel on 27 July 1844 by William Johnson Fox. Although trained as a lawyer, Stansfeld worked as a brewer, owning the Shan Brewery.〔 In 1859 Stansfeld entered Parliament, when he advocated for the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts.〔 On 19 April 1852, the couple had a son, Joseph James Stansfeld, named after Giuseppe Mazzini.〔 Mazzini considered him like a godson, sending letters, books, and treats from abroad.〔For example, see E. F. Richards, ed., Mazzini’s Letters to an English Family 1861-1872 vol III (London: John Lane, 1922), 34, 39, 141, 195, 211.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Caroline Ashurst Stansfeld」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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