https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/163/1890-Ward-Mary-Augusta-Arnold.jpg cf72761b661bdb5c3e9503aa2ff21ad2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Pen Name Any name used to publish Ward, Mrs Humphry Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1851 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1920 Sex Sex as assigned at birth F Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Author Philanthropist Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Mary Augusta Ward (1851–1920; Oxford DNB); philanthropist, political lobbyist and novelist (as Mrs Humphry Ward). A prolific writer, she published novels, lectures, political writing, and articles for periodicals including Macmillan's Magazine and The Nineteenth Century. Joined the Society of Authors in 1891. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36736" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36736</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council Pension Fund Committee Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Downey, W. & D. Portrait of Mary Augusta Ward. Carbon Print. 1890. NPG x27266 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw196757/Mary-Augusta-Ward-ne-Arnold" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw196757/Mary-Augusta-Ward-ne-Arnold</a>. Society Membership Start Date When they joined the SoA (YYYY) 1891 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Subject The topic of the resource Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold (1851–1920) Description An account of the resource Mary Augusta Ward (1851–1920); philanthropist, political lobbyist and novelist (as Mrs Humphry Ward). Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ward-Mary-Augusta-Arnold Council criticism fiction journalism pensions politics