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Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827-1890), British advocate of female suffrage, 1870. The editor of Women's Suffrage Journal 1870-1890, Lydia Becker is seen here leading the onslaught on John Bull's door in an effort to secure votes for women. From Punch, London, 28 May 1870.