Balfour, Betty (1867–1942)

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Balfour, Betty (1867–1942)

English suffragist. Nv: Elizabeth Lytton; Elizabeth Edith Bulwer-Lytton. Born Elizabeth Edith Bulwer-Lytton, June 12, 1867; died Mar 28, 1942; dau. of (Edward) Robert Bulwer Lytton, 1st earl of Lytton (1831–1891, author and viceroy of India) and Lady Edith Villiers Lytton; sister of Constance Lytton (1869–1923) and Emily Lytton (1874–1964); sister-in-law of Frances Balfour; m. Gerald William Balfour, 2nd earl of Balfour; children: Eve Balfour (1898–1990, agriculturalist) and Robert Arthur Lytton Balfour, 3rd earl of Balfour (1902–1968).

With Frances Balfour, attempted to persuade Arthur Balfour to support women's suffrage in House of Commons (though supportive philosophically, he was unwilling to fight for the cause).

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