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Miss Gwenllian E. F. Morgan , Coronation Mayor of Brecon ( 1912 ) by Isaac Cooke ( 1846-1922 ) Gwenllian Elizabeth Fanny Morgan ( 9 April 1852 - 7 November 1939 ) was the first woman in Wales to hold the office of Mayor . She was also an antiquary and published books about her area of study . Morgan served as superintendent of Petitions and Treaties , World 's Woman 's Christian Temperance Union ( W. C. T. U . ) ; was a member of the Executive Committee of the National British Women 's Temperance Association ; and was the president of the Brecon Branch . She was a white ribbon worker for eleven years and took a deep interest in the work . Morgan organized the Polyglot Petition work in Great Britain and Ireland and filled the position of British Secretary for the World 's W. C. T. U . Apart from this , she was in full sympathy with , and was long connected with active work for women generally , of political and suffrage lines . Towards the end of her life , Morgan and Louise Imogen Guiney collaborated in writing historical notes about the works of Henry Vaughan . Their work was published posthumously in 1947 . Early years Gwenllian Elizabeth Fanny Morgan was born in Defynnog on 9 April 1852 . She was the daughter of Philip Morgan , curate at Penpont and rector in Llanhamlach . After his death in 1868 , she moved to Brecon . Career Morgan was very prominent in public life in her town and its area , especially with regard to education . She became the first woman in Wales to be elected to a municipal council , and the first woman in Wales to be a mayor , from 1910 to 1911 in Brecon , electing her sister Nellie as mayoress . In 1912 , over 900 women raised the money for the Liverpool artist Isaac Cooke to paint a full portrait of her . The painting recorded that she was the first woman mayor and that she was the " Coronation Mayor " , in reference to the Coronation of George V and Queen Mary . The portrait is now in the collection of Brecon Town Council and hangs in the Guildhall there . Morgan was interested in literature and contributed articles to Old Wales . A monthly magazine of antiquities for Wales and the Borders , edited by W. R. Williams of Talybont-on-Usk . Morgan was an admirer of the work of the metaphysical poet Henry Vaughan , who had lived near Brecon . She collaborated with Louise Imogen Guiney on a volume of Vaughan 's work , with biographical sketch and historical notes , but these two died before finishing the job and it was taken over by Dr . F. E. Hutchinson . Hutchinson published a comprehensive book about Vaughan based on their work in 1947 . Morgan 's work in the international temperance movement was highly praised . She had become involved due to her friendship with Lady Constance Battersea as Lucy Cohen in Lady de Rothschild and her Daughters , writes , ' Miss Morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to Lady Battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' Morgan was granted an honorary MA degree by the University of Wales in 1925 . She died on 7 November 1939 in Brecon . Legacy The " Shining a light on Gwenllian Morgan " project has , as of March 2025 , three goals : 1 . Commissioning a sculpture of Morgan and a video of her life 2 . Researching the women who funded her oil portrait 3 . Creating educational materials about Morgan |
| miss gwenllian e. f. morgan [PERSON] , coronation mayor [HUMAN ROLE] of brecon [PERSON] ( 1912 ) by isaac cooke [PERSON] ( 1846-1922 ) gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan [PERSON] ( 9 april [PERIOD] 1852 - 7 november [PERIOD] 1939 ) was the first woman [PERSON] in wales [INSTITUTION] to hold the office [PLACE] of mayor [HUMAN ROLE] . she was also an antiquary [UNKNOWN] and published books [COLLECTION] about her area [AREA] of study [STUDY] . morgan [PERSON] served as superintendent [PERSON] of petitions [UNKNOWN] and treaties [UNKNOWN] , world [PLACE] 's woman [PERSON] 's christian temperance union [PERSON] ( w. c. t. u [UNKNOWN] . ) ; was a member [PERSON] of the executive committee [HUMAN GROUP] of the national british women [PERSON] 's temperance association [INSTITUTION] ; and was the president [PERSON] of the brecon branch [BRANCH] . she was a white ribbon worker [PERSON] for eleven years [PERIOD] and took a deep interest [ELEMENT] in the work [ACTIVITY] . morgan [PERSON] organized the polyglot petition work [ACTIVITY] in great britain [PLACE] and ireland [PLACE] and filled the position [POSITION] of british secretary [PERSON] for the world [PLACE] 's w. c. t. u [UNKNOWN] . apart [PLACE] from this , she was in full sympathy [EVENT] with , and was long connected with active work [ACTIVITY] for women [PERSON] generally , of political and suffrage lines [PERSON] . towards the end [UNKNOWN] of her life [EVENT] , morgan [PERSON] and louise imogen guiney [PERSON] collaborated in writing historical notes [ABILITY] about the works [UNKNOWN] of henry vaughan [PERSON] . their work [ACTIVITY] was published posthumously in 1947 . early years gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan [PERSON] [PERSON] was born in defynnog [PLACE] on 9 april [PERIOD] 1852 . she was the daughter [PERSON] of philip morgan [PERSON] , curate at penpont [UNKNOWN] and rector [PERSON] in llanhamlach [UNKNOWN] . after his death [EVENT] in 1868 , she moved to brecon [PERSON] . career morgan [PERSON] was very prominent in public life [EVENT] in her town [PLACE] and its area [AREA] , especially with regard [EVENT] to education [EVENT] . she became the first woman [PERSON] in wales [INSTITUTION] to be elected to a municipal council [HUMAN GROUP] , and the first woman [PERSON] in wales [INSTITUTION] to be a mayor [HUMAN ROLE] , from 1910 to 1911 in brecon [PERSON] , electing her sister [PERSON] nellie as mayoress [UNKNOWN] . in 1912 , over 900 women [PERSON] raised the money [MONEY] for the liverpool artist isaac cooke [PERSON] to paint a full portrait [PERSON] of her . the painting [ACTION] recorded that she was the first woman mayor [HUMAN ROLE] and that she was the " coronation mayor [HUMAN ROLE] " , in reference [NUMBER] to the coronation [ACT] of george v [PERSON] and queen mary [PERSON] . the portrait [PERSON] is now in the collection [COLLECTION] of brecon town [PLACE] council [HUMAN GROUP] and hangs in the guildhall [ROOM] there . morgan [PERSON] was interested in literature [DOCUMENT] and contributed articles [ARTICLE] to old wales [INSTITUTION] . a monthly magazine [COLLECTION] of antiquities [PERSON] for wales [INSTITUTION] and the borders [PERSON] , edited by w. r. williams [PERSON] of talybont-on-usk . morgan [PERSON] was an admirer [PERSON] of the work [ACTIVITY] of the metaphysical poet henry vaughan [PERSON] [PERSON] , who had lived near brecon [PERSON] . she collaborated with louise imogen guiney [PERSON] on a volume [PERSON] of vaughan [PERSON] 's work [ACTIVITY] , with biographical sketch [SPEECH ACT] and historical notes [ABILITY] , but these two died before finishing the job [PERSON] and it was taken over by dr . f. e. hutchinson [PERSON] . hutchinson [PERSON] published a comprehensive book [COLLECTION] about vaughan [PERSON] based on their work [ACTIVITY] in 1947 . morgan [PERSON] 's work [ACTIVITY] in the international temperance movement [HUMAN GROUP] was highly praised . she had become involved due to her friendship [RELATIONSHIP] with lady constance battersea [PERSON] as lucy cohen [PERSON] in lady de rothschild [PERSON] and her daughters [PERSON] , writes , ' miss morgan [PERSON] , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything [ACTIVITY] to lady battersea [PERSON] , who had opened her mind [PERSON] to the larger interests [UNKNOWN] of life [EVENT] outside her little town [PLACE] , had given her books [COLLECTION] to read , helped her in her studies [STUDY] , and brought her into contact with politicians [PERSON] and literary men [PERSON] . ' morgan [PERSON] was granted an honorary ma degree [PROCESS] by the university [INSTITUTION] of wales [INSTITUTION] in 1925 . she died on 7 november [PERIOD] 1939 in brecon [PERSON] . legacy the " shining a light [LIGHT] on gwenllian morgan [PERSON] " project [ACTION] has , as of march [PERIOD] 2025 , three goals [GOAL] : 1 . commissioning a sculpture [PICTURE] of morgan [PERSON] and a video [NUMBER] of her life [EVENT] 2 . researching the women [PERSON] who funded her oil portrait [PERSON] 3 . creating educational materials [MATERIAL] about morgan [PERSON] |
| Id | Form | Freq | Tag | Context | Error |
| 1 | morgan | 8 | PERSON | miss gwenllian e. f. morgan , coronation mayor of brecon ( 1912 ) by isaac cooke ( 1846-1922 ) | |
| 2 | work | 7 | ACTIVITY | she was a white ribbon worker for eleven years and took a deep interest in the work . | |
| 3 | brecon | 5 | PERSON | miss gwenllian e. f. morgan , coronation mayor of brecon ( 1912 ) by isaac cooke ( 1846-1922 ) | |
| 4 | wales | 5 | INSTITUTION | gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan ( 9 april 1852 - 7 november 1939 ) was the first woman in wales to hold the office of mayor . | |
| 5 | woman | 4 | PERSON | gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan ( 9 april 1852 - 7 november 1939 ) was the first woman in wales to hold the office of mayor . | |
| 6 | life | 4 | EVENT | towards the end of her life , morgan and louise imogen guiney collaborated in writing historical notes about the works of henry vaughan . | |
| 7 | women | 3 | PERSON | morgan served as superintendent of petitions and treaties , world 's woman 's christian temperance union ( w. c. t. u . ) ; was a member of the executive committee of the national british women 's temperance association ; and was the president of the brecon branch . | |
| 8 | area | 2 | AREA | she was also an antiquary and published books about her area of study . | |
| 9 | november | 2 | PERIOD | gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan ( 9 april 1852 - 7 november 1939 ) was the first woman in wales to hold the office of mayor . | |
| 10 | w. c. t. u | 2 | UNKNOWN | morgan served as superintendent of petitions and treaties , world 's woman 's christian temperance union ( w. c. t. u . ) ; was a member of the executive committee of the national british women 's temperance association ; and was the president of the brecon branch . | |
| 11 | world | 2 | PLACE | morgan served as superintendent of petitions and treaties , world 's woman 's christian temperance union ( w. c. t. u . ) ; was a member of the executive committee of the national british women 's temperance association ; and was the president of the brecon branch . | |
| 12 | coronation mayor | 2 | HUMAN ROLE | miss gwenllian e. f. morgan , coronation mayor of brecon ( 1912 ) by isaac cooke ( 1846-1922 ) | |
| 13 | notes | 2 | ABILITY | towards the end of her life , morgan and louise imogen guiney collaborated in writing historical notes about the works of henry vaughan . | |
| 14 | portrait | 2 | PERSON | in 1912 , over 900 women raised the money for the liverpool artist isaac cooke to paint a full portrait of her . | |
| 15 | books | 2 | COLLECTION | she was also an antiquary and published books about her area of study . | |
| 16 | town | 2 | PLACE | morgan was very prominent in public life in her town and its area , especially with regard to education . | |
| 17 | louise imogen guiney | 2 | PERSON | towards the end of her life , morgan and louise imogen guiney collaborated in writing historical notes about the works of henry vaughan . | |
| 18 | vaughan | 2 | PERSON | towards the end of her life , morgan and louise imogen guiney collaborated in writing historical notes about the works of henry vaughan . | |
| 19 | april | 2 | PERIOD | gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan ( 9 april 1852 - 7 november 1939 ) was the first woman in wales to hold the office of mayor . | |
| 20 | mayor | 2 | HUMAN ROLE | miss gwenllian e. f. morgan , coronation mayor of brecon ( 1912 ) by isaac cooke ( 1846-1922 ) | |
| 21 | miss gwenllian e. f. morgan | 1 | PERSON | miss gwenllian e. f. morgan , coronation mayor of brecon ( 1912 ) by isaac cooke ( 1846-1922 ) | |
| 22 | defynnog | 1 | PLACE | early years gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan was born in defynnog on 9 april 1852 . | |
| 23 | lady de rothschild | 1 | PERSON | she had become involved due to her friendship with lady constance battersea as lucy cohen in lady de rothschild and her daughters , writes , ' miss morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to lady battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' | |
| 24 | studies | 1 | STUDY | she had become involved due to her friendship with lady constance battersea as lucy cohen in lady de rothschild and her daughters , writes , ' miss morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to lady battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' | |
| 25 | admirer | 1 | PERSON | morgan was an admirer of the work of the metaphysical poet henry vaughan , who had lived near brecon . | |
| 26 | member | 1 | PERSON | morgan served as superintendent of petitions and treaties , world 's woman 's christian temperance union ( w. c. t. u . ) ; was a member of the executive committee of the national british women 's temperance association ; and was the president of the brecon branch . | |
| 27 | position | 1 | POSITION | morgan organized the polyglot petition work in great britain and ireland and filled the position of british secretary for the world 's w. c. t. u . apart from this , she was in full sympathy with , and was long connected with active work for women generally , of political and suffrage lines . | |
| 28 | christian temperance union | 1 | PERSON | morgan served as superintendent of petitions and treaties , world 's woman 's christian temperance union ( w. c. t. u . ) ; was a member of the executive committee of the national british women 's temperance association ; and was the president of the brecon branch . | |
| 29 | ireland | 1 | PLACE | morgan organized the polyglot petition work in great britain and ireland and filled the position of british secretary for the world 's w. c. t. u . apart from this , she was in full sympathy with , and was long connected with active work for women generally , of political and suffrage lines . | |
| 30 | isaac cooke | 1 | PERSON | miss gwenllian e. f. morgan , coronation mayor of brecon ( 1912 ) by isaac cooke ( 1846-1922 ) | |
| 31 | project | 1 | ACTION | the " shining a light on gwenllian morgan " project has , as of march 2025 , three goals : 1 . commissioning a sculpture of morgan and a video of her life 2 . | |
| 32 | job | 1 | PERSON | she collaborated with louise imogen guiney on a volume of vaughan 's work , with biographical sketch and historical notes , but these two died before finishing the job and it was taken over by dr . f. e. hutchinson . | |
| 33 | office | 1 | PLACE | gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan ( 9 april 1852 - 7 november 1939 ) was the first woman in wales to hold the office of mayor . | |
| 34 | apart | 1 | PLACE | morgan organized the polyglot petition work in great britain and ireland and filled the position of british secretary for the world 's w. c. t. u . apart from this , she was in full sympathy with , and was long connected with active work for women generally , of political and suffrage lines . | |
| 35 | miss morgan | 1 | PERSON | she had become involved due to her friendship with lady constance battersea as lucy cohen in lady de rothschild and her daughters , writes , ' miss morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to lady battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' | |
| 36 | executive committee | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | morgan served as superintendent of petitions and treaties , world 's woman 's christian temperance union ( w. c. t. u . ) ; was a member of the executive committee of the national british women 's temperance association ; and was the president of the brecon branch . | |
| 37 | penpont | 1 | UNKNOWN | she was the daughter of philip morgan , curate at penpont and rector in llanhamlach . | |
| 38 | lucy cohen | 1 | PERSON | she had become involved due to her friendship with lady constance battersea as lucy cohen in lady de rothschild and her daughters , writes , ' miss morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to lady battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' | |
| 39 | philip morgan | 1 | PERSON | she was the daughter of philip morgan , curate at penpont and rector in llanhamlach . | |
| 40 | men | 1 | PERSON | she had become involved due to her friendship with lady constance battersea as lucy cohen in lady de rothschild and her daughters , writes , ' miss morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to lady battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' | |
| 41 | politicians | 1 | PERSON | she had become involved due to her friendship with lady constance battersea as lucy cohen in lady de rothschild and her daughters , writes , ' miss morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to lady battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' | |
| 42 | book | 1 | COLLECTION | hutchinson published a comprehensive book about vaughan based on their work in 1947 . | |
| 43 | career morgan | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 44 | daughter | 1 | PERSON | she was the daughter of philip morgan , curate at penpont and rector in llanhamlach . | |
| 45 | henry vaughan | 1 | PERSON | towards the end of her life , morgan and louise imogen guiney collaborated in writing historical notes about the works of henry vaughan . | |
| 46 | volume | 1 | PERSON | she collaborated with louise imogen guiney on a volume of vaughan 's work , with biographical sketch and historical notes , but these two died before finishing the job and it was taken over by dr . f. e. hutchinson . | |
| 47 | w. r. williams | 1 | PERSON | a monthly magazine of antiquities for wales and the borders , edited by w. r. williams of talybont-on-usk . | |
| 48 | magazine | 1 | COLLECTION | a monthly magazine of antiquities for wales and the borders , edited by w. r. williams of talybont-on-usk . | |
| 49 | gwenllian morgan | 1 | PERSON | the " shining a light on gwenllian morgan " project has , as of march 2025 , three goals : 1 . commissioning a sculpture of morgan and a video of her life 2 . | |
| 50 | brecon branch | 1 | BRANCH | morgan served as superintendent of petitions and treaties , world 's woman 's christian temperance union ( w. c. t. u . ) ; was a member of the executive committee of the national british women 's temperance association ; and was the president of the brecon branch . | |
| 51 | british secretary | 1 | PERSON | morgan organized the polyglot petition work in great britain and ireland and filled the position of british secretary for the world 's w. c. t. u . apart from this , she was in full sympathy with , and was long connected with active work for women generally , of political and suffrage lines . | |
| 52 | collection | 1 | COLLECTION | the portrait is now in the collection of brecon town council and hangs in the guildhall there . | |
| 53 | brecon town council | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | the portrait is now in the collection of brecon town council and hangs in the guildhall there . | |
| 54 | university | 1 | INSTITUTION | morgan was granted an honorary ma degree by the university of wales in 1925 . | |
| 55 | temperance association | 1 | INSTITUTION | morgan served as superintendent of petitions and treaties , world 's woman 's christian temperance union ( w. c. t. u . ) ; was a member of the executive committee of the national british women 's temperance association ; and was the president of the brecon branch . | |
| 56 | video | 1 | NUMBER | the " shining a light on gwenllian morgan " project has , as of march 2025 , three goals : 1 . commissioning a sculpture of morgan and a video of her life 2 . | |
| 57 | polyglot petition work | 1 | ACTIVITY | morgan organized the polyglot petition work in great britain and ireland and filled the position of british secretary for the world 's w. c. t. u . apart from this , she was in full sympathy with , and was long connected with active work for women generally , of political and suffrage lines . | |
| 58 | sister | 1 | PERSON | she became the first woman in wales to be elected to a municipal council , and the first woman in wales to be a mayor , from 1910 to 1911 in brecon , electing her sister | |
| 59 | old wales | 1 | PLACE | morgan was interested in literature and contributed articles to old wales . | |
| 60 | petitions | 1 | UNKNOWN | morgan served as superintendent of petitions and treaties , world 's woman 's christian temperance union ( w. c. t. u . ) ; was a member of the executive committee of the national british women 's temperance association ; and was the president of the brecon branch . | |
| 61 | george v | 1 | PERSON | the painting recorded that she was the first woman mayor and that she was the " coronation mayor " , in reference to the coronation of george v and queen mary . | |
| 62 | superintendent | 1 | PERSON | morgan served as superintendent of petitions and treaties , world 's woman 's christian temperance union ( w. c. t. u . ) ; was a member of the executive committee of the national british women 's temperance association ; and was the president of the brecon branch . | |
| 63 | years gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan | 1 | PERSON | early years gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan was born in defynnog on 9 april 1852 . | |
| 64 | goals | 1 | GOAL | the " shining a light on gwenllian morgan " project has , as of march 2025 , three goals : 1 . commissioning a sculpture of morgan and a video of her life 2 . | |
| 65 | reference | 1 | NUMBER | the painting recorded that she was the first woman mayor and that she was the " coronation mayor " , in reference to the coronation of george v and queen mary . | |
| 66 | president | 1 | PERSON | morgan served as superintendent of petitions and treaties , world 's woman 's christian temperance union ( w. c. t. u . ) ; was a member of the executive committee of the national british women 's temperance association ; and was the president of the brecon branch . | |
| 67 | articles | 1 | ARTICLE | morgan was interested in literature and contributed articles to old wales . | |
| 68 | daughters | 1 | PERSON | she had become involved due to her friendship with lady constance battersea as lucy cohen in lady de rothschild and her daughters , writes , ' miss morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to lady battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' | |
| 69 | works | 1 | UNKNOWN | towards the end of her life , morgan and louise imogen guiney collaborated in writing historical notes about the works of henry vaughan . | |
| 70 | liverpool artist isaac cooke | 1 | PERSON | in 1912 , over 900 women raised the money for the liverpool artist isaac cooke to paint a full portrait of her . | |
| 71 | money | 1 | MONEY | in 1912 , over 900 women raised the money for the liverpool artist isaac cooke to paint a full portrait of her . | |
| 72 | everything | 1 | ACTIVITY | she had become involved due to her friendship with lady constance battersea as lucy cohen in lady de rothschild and her daughters , writes , ' miss morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to lady battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' | |
| 73 | woman mayor | 1 | HUMAN ROLE | the painting recorded that she was the first woman mayor and that she was the " coronation mayor " , in reference to the coronation of george v and queen mary . | |
| 74 | lady battersea | 1 | PERSON | she had become involved due to her friendship with lady constance battersea as lucy cohen in lady de rothschild and her daughters , writes , ' miss morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to lady battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' | |
| 75 | sympathy | 1 | EVENT | morgan organized the polyglot petition work in great britain and ireland and filled the position of british secretary for the world 's w. c. t. u . apart from this , she was in full sympathy with , and was long connected with active work for women generally , of political and suffrage lines . | |
| 76 | literature | 1 | DOCUMENT | morgan was interested in literature and contributed articles to old wales . | |
| 77 | materials | 1 | MATERIAL | researching the women who funded her oil portrait 3 . creating educational materials about morgan | |
| 78 | regard | 1 | EVENT | morgan was very prominent in public life in her town and its area , especially with regard to education . | |
| 79 | mind | 1 | PERSON | she had become involved due to her friendship with lady constance battersea as lucy cohen in lady de rothschild and her daughters , writes , ' miss morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to lady battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' | |
| 80 | f. e. hutchinson | 1 | PERSON | she collaborated with louise imogen guiney on a volume of vaughan 's work , with biographical sketch and historical notes , but these two died before finishing the job and it was taken over by dr . f. e. hutchinson . | |
| 81 | interest | 1 | ELEMENT | she was a white ribbon worker for eleven years and took a deep interest in the work . | |
| 82 | national british women | 1 | PERSON | morgan served as superintendent of petitions and treaties , world 's woman 's christian temperance union ( w. c. t. u . ) ; was a member of the executive committee of the national british women 's temperance association ; and was the president of the brecon branch . | |
| 83 | borders | 1 | PERSON | a monthly magazine of antiquities for wales and the borders , edited by w. r. williams of talybont-on-usk . | |
| 84 | treaties | 1 | UNKNOWN | morgan served as superintendent of petitions and treaties , world 's woman 's christian temperance union ( w. c. t. u . ) ; was a member of the executive committee of the national british women 's temperance association ; and was the president of the brecon branch . | |
| 85 | sketch | 1 | SPEECH ACT | she collaborated with louise imogen guiney on a volume of vaughan 's work , with biographical sketch and historical notes , but these two died before finishing the job and it was taken over by dr . f. e. hutchinson . | |
| 86 | guildhall | 1 | ROOM | the portrait is now in the collection of brecon town council and hangs in the guildhall there . | |
| 87 | friendship | 1 | RELATIONSHIP | she had become involved due to her friendship with lady constance battersea as lucy cohen in lady de rothschild and her daughters , writes , ' miss morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to lady battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' | |
| 88 | painting | 1 | ACTION | the painting recorded that she was the first woman mayor and that she was the " coronation mayor " , in reference to the coronation of george v and queen mary . | |
| 89 | queen mary | 1 | PERSON | the painting recorded that she was the first woman mayor and that she was the " coronation mayor " , in reference to the coronation of george v and queen mary . | |
| 90 | ma degree | 1 | PROCESS | morgan was granted an honorary ma degree by the university of wales in 1925 . | |
| 91 | march | 1 | PERIOD | the " shining a light on gwenllian morgan " project has , as of march 2025 , three goals : 1 . commissioning a sculpture of morgan and a video of her life 2 . | |
| 92 | oil portrait | 1 | PERSON | researching the women who funded her oil portrait 3 . creating educational materials about morgan | |
| 93 | poet henry vaughan | 1 | PERSON | morgan was an admirer of the work of the metaphysical poet henry vaughan , who had lived near brecon . | |
| 94 | lady constance battersea | 1 | PERSON | she had become involved due to her friendship with lady constance battersea as lucy cohen in lady de rothschild and her daughters , writes , ' miss morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to lady battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' | |
| 95 | rector | 1 | PERSON | she was the daughter of philip morgan , curate at penpont and rector in llanhamlach . | |
| 96 | great britain | 1 | PLACE | morgan organized the polyglot petition work in great britain and ireland and filled the position of british secretary for the world 's w. c. t. u . apart from this , she was in full sympathy with , and was long connected with active work for women generally , of political and suffrage lines . | |
| 97 | antiquities | 1 | PERSON | a monthly magazine of antiquities for wales and the borders , edited by w. r. williams of talybont-on-usk . | |
| 98 | years | 1 | PERIOD | she was a white ribbon worker for eleven years and took a deep interest in the work . | |
| 99 | council | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | she became the first woman in wales to be elected to a municipal council , and the first woman in wales to be a mayor , from 1910 to 1911 in brecon , electing her sister | |
| 100 | ribbon worker | 1 | PERSON | she was a white ribbon worker for eleven years and took a deep interest in the work . | |
| 101 | hutchinson | 1 | PERSON | she collaborated with louise imogen guiney on a volume of vaughan 's work , with biographical sketch and historical notes , but these two died before finishing the job and it was taken over by dr . f. e. hutchinson . | |
| 102 | interests | 1 | UNKNOWN | she had become involved due to her friendship with lady constance battersea as lucy cohen in lady de rothschild and her daughters , writes , ' miss morgan , now over eighty , wrote to me that she owed everything to lady battersea , who had opened her mind to the larger interests of life outside her little town , had given her books to read , helped her in her studies , and brought her into contact with politicians and literary men . ' | |
| 103 | temperance movement | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | morgan 's work in the international temperance movement was highly praised . | |
| 104 | study | 1 | STUDY | she was also an antiquary and published books about her area of study . | |
| 105 | death | 1 | EVENT | after his death in 1868 , she moved to brecon . | |
| 106 | lines | 1 | PERSON | morgan organized the polyglot petition work in great britain and ireland and filled the position of british secretary for the world 's w. c. t. u . apart from this , she was in full sympathy with , and was long connected with active work for women generally , of political and suffrage lines . | |
| 107 | light | 1 | LIGHT | the " shining a light on gwenllian morgan " project has , as of march 2025 , three goals : 1 . commissioning a sculpture of morgan and a video of her life 2 . | |
| 108 | gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan | 1 | PERSON | gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan ( 9 april 1852 - 7 november 1939 ) was the first woman in wales to hold the office of mayor . | |
| 109 | mayoress | 1 | UNKNOWN | nellie as mayoress . | |
| 110 | antiquary | 1 | UNKNOWN | she was also an antiquary and published books about her area of study . | |
| 111 | coronation | 1 | ACT | miss gwenllian e. f. morgan , coronation mayor of brecon ( 1912 ) by isaac cooke ( 1846-1922 ) | |
| 112 | education | 1 | EVENT | morgan was very prominent in public life in her town and its area , especially with regard to education . | |
| 113 | llanhamlach | 1 | UNKNOWN | she was the daughter of philip morgan , curate at penpont and rector in llanhamlach . | |
| 114 | sculpture | 1 | PICTURE | the " shining a light on gwenllian morgan " project has , as of march 2025 , three goals : 1 . commissioning a sculpture of morgan and a video of her life 2 . | |
| 115 | end | 1 | UNKNOWN | towards the end of her life , morgan and louise imogen guiney collaborated in writing historical notes about the works of henry vaughan . | |
| 116 | talybont on usk | 1 | UNKNOWN |
| CategorÃa | Objetos |
| PERSON |
admirer antiquities borders brecon british secretary career morgan christian temperance union daughter daughters f. e. hutchinson george v gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan gwenllian morgan henry vaughan hutchinson isaac cooke job lady battersea lady constance battersea lady de rothschild lines liverpool artist isaac cooke louise imogen guiney lucy cohen member men mind miss gwenllian e. f. morgan miss morgan morgan national british women oil portrait philip morgan poet henry vaughan politicians portrait president queen mary rector ribbon worker sister superintendent vaughan volume w. r. williams woman women years gwenllian elizabeth fanny morgan |
| PLACE |
apart defynnog great britain ireland office old wales town world |
| EVENT |
death education life regard sympathy |
| COLLECTION |
book books collection magazine |
| PERIOD |
april march november years |
| HUMAN GROUP |
brecon town council council executive committee temperance movement |
| INSTITUTION |
temperance association university wales |
| ACTIVITY |
everything polyglot petition work work |
| HUMAN ROLE |
coronation mayor mayor woman mayor |
| NUMBER |
reference video |
| STUDY |
studies study |
| ACTION |
painting project |
| BRANCH |
brecon branch |
| AREA |
area |
| GOAL |
goals |
| MATERIAL |
materials |
| ARTICLE |
articles |
| SPEECH ACT |
sketch |
| MONEY |
money |
| PROCESS |
ma degree |
| POSITION |
position |
| ACT |
coronation |
| ROOM |
guildhall |
| ELEMENT |
interest |
| DOCUMENT |
literature |
| PICTURE |
sculpture |
| LIGHT |
light |
| RELATIONSHIP |
friendship |
| ABILITY |
notes |