'''Eleanor Marx''' (16_January 1855 – 31_March 1898) was a Marxist Author and Political_activist. Born in London, she was the youngest daughter of Karl_Marx and Jenny_von_Westphalen. After being taught at home by her father, she became his Secretary, and then a Schoolteacher in Brighton. Her first significant relationship was with Hippolyte_Lissagaray the Communard and author of the ''History of the Commune of 1871'' about the Paris_Commune. Her father disapproved and the relationship foundered. In 1884, she joined the Social_Democratic_Federation and was elected to its executive, spending much of her time lecturing on Socialism. Later in the year became a founding member of the rival Socialist League, as did her then partner, Edward_Aveling. In the late 1880s and 1890s, Marx became a Trade_union activist, supporting strikes such as the Bryant_&_May_strike and the London_Dock_Strike_of_1889. She helped organise the Gasworkers' Union and wrote numerous books and articles. She also translated various literary works, including Gustave_Flaubert's ''Madame_Bovary'', as well as Henrik_Ibsen' ''The_Lady_from_the_Sea'' and ''An_Enemy_of_the_People''. Unlike her father, she considered herself Jewish, took interest in her ancestors, and had a warm appreciation for the Jewish workers in the East End of London.Encyclopaedia_Judaica, art. Marx, Karl Heinrich In 1898, she discovered Aveling had secretly married a young actress. He proposed a Suicide_pact, which he never intended to follow through. Instead, he supplied her with Prussic_acid (hydrogen cyanide), which she then used to kill herself, and left the house. Although he was widely reviled for his actions, no charges were laid against him. ==External links== * Eleanor Marx Internet Archive, at Marxists.org * Spartacus on Eleanor Marx * {{gutenberg author|id=Eleanor_Marx|name=Eleanor Marx}} * Eleanor Marx on Women of Brighton site * Socialist Party archives: Eleanor Marx Marx, Eleanor Marx, Eleanor Marx, Eleanor Marx, Eleanor Marx, Eleanor Marx, Eleanor Marx, Eleanor De:Eleanor_Marx Es:Eleonora_Marx Eo:Eleanor_Marx Fa:النور_مارکس