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Country
Ireland
Birth - Death
1822 - 1904
Occupation
Activist
Description
Social reformer and women's suffrage movement leader, with a particular focus on abuse. Believed to have created the Animal activist movement when she founded several organizations devoted to animal welfare. Member of the executive council of the London National Society for Women's Suffrage. Author of numerous books and articles, including 'The Intuitive Theory of Morals' (1855), 'On the Pursuits of Women' (1863), 'Cities of the Past' (1864), 'Criminals, Idiots, Women and Minors' (1869), 'Darwinism in Morals' (1871), and 'Scientific Spirit of the Age' (1888). Life partner was sculptor Mary Lloyd.
