An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by Suffragette Writer and Wife of the Secretary of Ireland Elizabeth Balfour Regarding Tickets for Gladstones Funeral on the Behalf of Sir Edward and Lady Burnes-Jones. Undated but 1898. Autograph Letter Signed, 'Betty Balfour', 24 Addison Road, Kensington, Wednesday morning, no date, [1898], applying for tickets to William Gladstone's funeral on behalf of Sir Edward and Lady Burnes-Jones, saying that the artist was great admirer of him and wishes to pay his respects, also asking if she may be sent one, 'and ventured to ask if I might take my niece Miss Blanche Balfour with me' Elizabeth Edith Balfour, Countess of Balfour (née Lady Elizabeth Bulwer-Lytton; 12 June 1867 – 28 March 1942) was a British suffragette, politician, and writer. A staunch Conservative, she served as Dame President of the Woking Habitation of the Primrose League and was a founding member of the Conservative and Unionist Women's Franchise Association, serving as president of the association's chapter in Edinburgh. After the 1910 Conciliation Bill failed to pass in the House of Commons, she went on a speaking tour across the United Kingdom to rally support for women's suffrage. In 1919, Lady Balfour became the first woman to sit on the Woking Borough Council. Size is 178mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Light creases and age toning/marking.