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due to its being entailed to the male line, but inherited her father's debts of over £100,000 (£8 million or more today). She wore a bright purple skirt, with a yellow rose in her belt and flowers in her hat, to her father's funeral, in a statement against the
Victorian conventions of elaborate
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through letters, who she called her "wife" in diaries. From this, some theorise that the unrequited love in her novels was inspired by this real relationship. In 1866 her mother died. Between 1880 and her father's death in 1892 she had six novels published.
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was the most commercially successful, with the original July 1884 print selling out, causing it to be reprinted in
September of the same year. She eventually satisfied the reviewers' calls for a sequel with the 1887
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was formed at the turn of the century, Dillwyn joined as one of the earliest supporters in Wales. Although rejecting the militant actions of some members, she was still a staunch member of the movement.
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in 1880, by "E. A. Dillwyn". Telling the fictionalised account of a
Rebecca rioter, loyal to the cause even when transported to Australia, the novel shows Dillwyn's political views, liberal towards the
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and gave her support to striking seamstresses. Her unorthodox appearance, her habit of smoking cigars and her lifestyle made her a well-known figure in the local community. When the
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In 1864 her fiancé, Llewelyn Thomas of
Llwynmadog, died shortly before their planned wedding. Research into Dillwyn's life has also shown a close relationship with
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Dillwyn died in
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Following the deaths of her brother in 1890 and her father in 1892 Amy
Dillwyn lost the family home at
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funerals, which could cause families to get into debt from buying mourning clothing in haste.
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were translated as into
Russian by members of the liberal intelligentsia. Her novel
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From the 1870s to the early 1890s, Dillwyn, wrote six novels. Her themes included
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and against
English rule, despite her father's part in squashing the riots. Both
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by Women's
Equality Network Wales, in their project to mark the centenary of the
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In 2018, Dillwyn (representing women in business) was chosen as one of the top
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Her father became a Liberal MP (1855–1892), and was the owner of the Dillwyn
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Nineteenth-Century Women's Writing in Wales: Nation, Gender and Identity
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Bohata, Kirsti & Steven Lovatt, The Russian Rioter: Amy Dillwyn's
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and Elizabeth (née De la Beche). She had an older sister and brother,
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Dillwyn never married, but considered herself married to "her wife"
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women as protagonists. Dillwyn also anonymously contributed to the
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Amy Dillwyn and her brother Harry, photographed by Mary Dillwyn.
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Her house, Tŷ Glyn (now Mumbles Nursing Home), still stands at
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Amy Dillwyn's life has inspired works of art and drama.
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She was able to rescue her father's spelter works at
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Welsh novelist, businesswoman, and social benefactor
664:"Amy Dillwyn: LGBT History Month – Companies House"
725:. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 87.
252:Elizabeth Amy Dillwyn was born on 16 May 1845, in
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291:and her maternal grandfather was the geologist
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236:. She was nicknamed "The Pioneer" by friends.
147:(16 May 1845 – 13 December 1935) was a Welsh
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355:National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
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256:in Swansea, Wales. She was the daughter of
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182:, her paternal aunt was the photographer
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37:Plaque dedicated to Dillwyn in Swansea
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690:"The Life and Fiction of Amy Dillwyn"
608:"The Life and Fiction of Amy Dillwyn"
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395:Representation of the People Act 1918
307:who returned to campaign in Britain.
295:. The Dillwyn family were originally
202:, who had migrated to Great Britain.
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484:(1884) (reprinted 2013 by Honno)
478:(1883) (reprinted 2009 by Honno)
466:(1880) (reprinted 2004 by Honno)
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176:Mary De la Beche Nicholl
126:Thereza Dillwyn Llewelyn
111:Mary De la Beche Nicholl
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285:Theresa Story Maskelyne
82:Feminism, social reform
871:Otechestvennye zapiski
258:Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn
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564:National Museum Wales
504:Maggie Steele's Diary
277:Emma Thomasina Talbot
269:John Dillwyn Llewelyn
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116:John Dillwyn Llewelyn
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