Lady Frances Balfour

Lady Frances Balfour
Balfour in 1919
Born
Frances Campbell

22 February 1858
London, England
Died25 February 1931(1931-02-25) (aged 73)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Known forWomen's rights activism and authorship
Political party
  • Whig until 1886
  • Liberal Unionists
Spouse
(m. 1879; died 1911)
Children5
Parent(s)George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
Lady Elizabeth Sutherland-Leveson-Gower

Lady Frances Balfour (née Campbell; 22 February 1858 – 25 February 1931) was a British aristocrat, author, and suffragist. She was one of the highest-ranking members of the British aristocracy to assume a leadership role in the Women's suffrage campaign in the United Kingdom. Balfour was a member of the executive committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage from 1896 to 1919. As a non-violent suffragist, she was opposed to the militant actions of the Women's Social and Political Union, whose members were called the suffragettes.