User:K.Ash.Adams/Eleanor Marx

Translation Work
After acquiring admission into the Reading Room of the British Museum, Eleanor first began work as a paid translator during the late 1870s. She spent many days here, taking information and working on her translations. In the late 1880s, Eleanor accomplished the first English translation of Madame Bovary. Additionally, Eleanor translated Reuben Sachs by Amy Levy to German. Eleanor was involved as a translator or editor in 14 known works. Bloody Sunday

Along with many other leading Socialists, Eleanor took active role in organizing the London demonstration of 13 November 1887 that resulted in the suppression of the Bloody Sunday (1887). Several other demonstrations followed in the aftermath, with Eleanor urging the radical line. '''In the aftermath of Bloody Sunday, Marx wrote a report on the brutal treatment of women activists and protestors at the hands of police, decrying their actions of targeting women. '''