Annie Barnett

Annie Barnett (; 12 December 1861 – 1941), also known as Mrs P. A. Barnett, was an English writer and editor. She edited anthologies of prose and verse, including books for children, and co-authored the epistolary novel Drifting Thistledown. She supported women's suffrage and was the mother of the birth control campaigner and writer Charis Frankenburg.

Biography

Early life and education Barnett was born Annie Beeching in Paddington, Middlesex, on 12 December 1861 to James Plummer George Beeching and Harriet Beeching .

Her father was a bookseller and her brother was the author Henry Beeching, Dean of Norwich. She was educated at North London Collegiate school and later studied at the University of London.

Career Barnett edited books of prose and verse, including works for children. She also co-authored an epistolary novel, Drifting Thistledown. An article about the book appeared in The New York Times.

Personal life and death Barnett married Percy Arthur Barnett (1858–1941), an educationalist and school inspector, at Hampstead in 1888. They had two children: Denis, who died in the First World War, and Charis. Barnett supported women's suffrage and took Charis to hear suffragette speakers in Hyde Park on several occasions.

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