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'''Felicia Rudolphina Scatcherd''' (1862 – March 12, 1927) was a [[journalist]] and [[Spiritualism|spiritualist]]. |
'''Felicia Rudolphina Scatcherd''' (1862 – March 12, 1927) was a [[journalist]] and [[Spiritualism|spiritualist]]. |
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==Biography== |
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Felicia Scatcherd was born to [[Watson Scatcherd]] and [[Emily Frances Crofton]]. She lived with her parents in [[London]] until her mother's death in 1901.<ref name="ODNB">{{Cite journal| last = Taylor| first = Anne| authorlink = | title = Scatcherd, Felicia Rudolphina (1862–1927), journalist and spiritualist| journal =Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | volume = | issue = | pages = | publisher = Oxford: OUP| location = | url = http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/55673| issn =| doi = | id = | accessdate = October 7, 2010}}</ref> |
Felicia Scatcherd was born to [[Watson Scatcherd]] and [[Emily Frances Crofton]]. She lived with her parents in [[London]] until her mother's death in 1901.<ref name="ODNB">{{Cite journal| last = Taylor| first = Anne| authorlink = | title = Scatcherd, Felicia Rudolphina (1862–1927), journalist and spiritualist| journal =Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | volume = | issue = | pages = | publisher = Oxford: OUP| location = | url = http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/55673| issn =| doi = | id = | accessdate = October 7, 2010}}</ref> |
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Before her death, Scatcherd's mother had introduced the young woman to [[William Thomas Stead]], editor of the ''[[Pall Mall Gazette]]'', who assisted Scatcherd in starting her career.<ref name="ODNB"/> |
Before her death, Scatcherd's mother had introduced the young woman to [[William Thomas Stead]], editor of the ''[[Pall Mall Gazette]]'', who assisted Scatcherd in starting her career.<ref name="ODNB"/> |
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Scatcherd was the editor of the ''[[Psychic Review]]'' as well as a lecturer in support of mediums. She was extremely interested in and frequently practiced [[spirit photography]].<ref name="Editor">{{Cite book | last = Shinkman | first = Paul | authorlink = |author2=Elizabeth Benn Shinkman | title = So little disillusion: an American correspondent in Paris and London, 1924-1931 | publisher = EPM Publications | year = 1983 | location = | pages = 74 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=k_4qAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Felicia+Rudolphina+Scatcherd%22&dq=%22Felicia+Rudolphina+Scatcherd%22&hl=en&ei=8_GtTIvmHoPoOYWK_fYF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCQ | doi = | id = | isbn = }}</ref> Scatcherd later gave Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] the means to obtain the notorious photographs of the [[Cottingley Fairies]].<ref name="ODNB"/> |
Scatcherd was the editor of the ''[[Psychic Review]]'' as well as a lecturer in support of mediums. She was extremely interested in and frequently practiced [[spirit photography]].<ref name="Editor">{{Cite book | last = Shinkman | first = Paul | authorlink = |author2=Elizabeth Benn Shinkman | title = So little disillusion: an American correspondent in Paris and London, 1924-1931 | publisher = EPM Publications | year = 1983 | location = | pages = 74 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=k_4qAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Felicia+Rudolphina+Scatcherd%22&dq=%22Felicia+Rudolphina+Scatcherd%22&hl=en&ei=8_GtTIvmHoPoOYWK_fYF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCQ | doi = | id = | isbn = }}</ref> She was associated with the [[International Club for Psychical Research]] and was the continental editor of the ''International Psychic Gazette''. Scatcherd later gave Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] the means to obtain the notorious photographs of the [[Cottingley Fairies]].<ref name="ODNB"/> |
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Scatcherd lived with [[Platon Soterios Drakoulès]] and his wife for many years and she assisted him in lobbying the [[Committee of Union and Progress]] to form an alliance with the British.<ref name="ODNB"/> |
Scatcherd lived with [[Platon Soterios Drakoulès]] and his wife for many years and she assisted him in lobbying the [[Committee of Union and Progress]] to form an alliance with the British.<ref name="ODNB"/> |
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| Occupation(s) | Journalist, spiritualist |
Felicia Rudolphina Scatcherd (1862 – March 12, 1927) was a journalist and spiritualist.
Biography
Felicia Scatcherd was born to Watson Scatcherd and Emily Frances Crofton. She lived with her parents in London until her mother's death in 1901.[1]
Before her death, Scatcherd's mother had introduced the young woman to William Thomas Stead, editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, who assisted Scatcherd in starting her career.[1]
Scatcherd was the editor of the Psychic Review as well as a lecturer in support of mediums. She was extremely interested in and frequently practiced spirit photography.[2] She was associated with the International Club for Psychical Research and was the continental editor of the International Psychic Gazette. Scatcherd later gave Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the means to obtain the notorious photographs of the Cottingley Fairies.[1]
Scatcherd lived with Platon Soterios Drakoulès and his wife for many years and she assisted him in lobbying the Committee of Union and Progress to form an alliance with the British.[1]
In 1914 she released the small booklet A Wise Man from the East which included details of her efforts to spread the Baha'i faith in Turkey.[1]
From 1916 to 1919 Scatcherd was the editor of the Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review.[2] In the 1920s she was a member of the council of the East India Association.[1]
Scatcherd died of breast cancer in London on March 12, 1927.[1]
Bibliography
- Scatcherd, Felicia (1954). Jordan Past: A Series of Communications. London: Psychic Book Club. p. 171.
- Scatcherd, Felicia. (1926). Ectoplasm as Associated with Survival. London: The Two Worlds Publishing Co Ltd.
- Scatcherd, Felicia (1921). Meister in Indien. p. 37.
- Scatcherd, Felicia (1918). Greek Notes. London: East and West. p. 372.
- Scatcherd, Felicia (1914). A Wise Man from the East: Abdul Baha. Unity Press. p. 18.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Taylor, Anne. "Scatcherd, Felicia Rudolphina (1862–1927), journalist and spiritualist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: OUP. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ a b Shinkman, Paul; Elizabeth Benn Shinkman (1983). So little disillusion: an American correspondent in Paris and London, 1924-1931. EPM Publications. p. 74.
Further reading
- Anonymous. (1927). Obituary. Asiatic Review 23: 191-192.