Florence Ollife
Florence Eveleen Eleonore Ollife (* 1851 ; † May 16, 1930 ), also just Florence Ollife , after her marriage to Thomas Huge Bell also Florence Bell , was a British author of plays and non-fiction books. By marrying Isaac Lowthian Bell's son in 1876, she belonged to one of the wealthiest British industrial families. Thomas Huge Bell brought two children into the marriage. These included the future orientalist, archaeologist and politician Gertrude Bell , who was in close correspondence with her stepmother until the end of her life. The correspondence between the two of them is an important document on British policy in the Middle East during and after the First World War.
The most important non-fiction book among the works of Florence Ollife is At the Works , published in 1907 and dedicated to the social scientist Charles Booth . It described the working and living conditions of industrial workers in Middlesbrough . The Minor Moralist is among her other books , emphasizing her commitment to traditional values. Together with the American stage actress Elizabeth Robins , she also wrote plays, which, however, appeared anonymously. Florence Ollife was strongly influenced by Henrik Ibsen , but was always skeptical of the women's movement , which during her lifetime fought primarily for the right to vote.
literature
- Janet Wallach: Queen of the Desert. The extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell . Munich, Goldmann 1999, ISBN 3-442-15062-0 .
- Liora Lukitz: A quest in the Middle East: Gertrude Bell and the making of modern Iraq . London, Tauris 2006, ISBN 1-85043-415-8 .
Web links
- Florence Eveleen Eleanor Olliffe on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ollife, Florence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Florence Eveleen Eleanor Olliffe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1851 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1930 |