Mrs Ormiston Chant

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Mrs Ormiston Chant

Laura Ormiston Dibbin Chant (848-1923, Banbury), English social reformer and writer, pictured in The Sketch magazine in 1894, at the time she was launching a campaign against the Empire Theatre in Leicester Square, in particular the promenades which she believed incited vice. Date: 1894

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In this evocative portrait from The Sketch magazine, published in 1894, we see the determined visage of Laura Ormiston Chant (1848-1923), a pioneering English social reformer and writer, as she embarked on a high-profile campaign against the Empire Theatre in Leicester Square. At the time, Chant was a prominent figure in the women's moral reform movement, advocating for the suppression of vice and the protection of public morality. The Empire Theatre, with its notorious promenades, was a notorious hotspot for immoral behavior and prostitution. Chant, who had previously led successful campaigns against the notorious "Den of Iniquity" in Whitechapel, saw the theatre as a blight on the community and a threat to the virtue of the working-class women and girls who frequented the area. In this photograph, Chant cuts an authoritative figure, her stern expression and steely gaze conveying a sense of resolve and determination. She is dressed in the fashionable attire of the day, with a high collar and a voluminous skirt, but her focus is unwavering as she sets her sights on her latest target. The campaign against the Empire Theatre was a significant moment in Chant's career, and this portrait captures the intensity and conviction of her crusade. Her efforts ultimately led to the closure of the theatre's promenades, a victory that cemented her reputation as a fearless advocate for social reform and moral improvement in Victorian England.

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