Miss Jane Martineau
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Born: 1812
Died: 1882
Place of birth: London, Middlesex, England
Education: Miss Byerley's School, Stratford-upon-Avon, and ladies college, London
Occupation: Secretary and administrator
1866 Petition: Yes
Petition Area: 21 Taviton Street, London, Middlesex, England
Other sources: https://www.parliament.uk/1866
http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-52744
Family information: Father, John Martineau, was a sugar refiner.
Other Suffrage Activities: Jane studied astronomy, drawing, mathematics and political economy. She later took book-keeping classes to maintain the family finances. This led her to work, via her friend and founder Elisabeth Jesser Reid, at Bedford College, where she was appointed as honorary secretary in 1855. She also became a trustee of the college.