Anne Knight

For other people named Anne Knight, see Anne Knight (disambiguation).

Anne Knight
"By tortured millions, By the divine redeemer, Enfranchise Humanity, Bid the Outraged World, BE FREE"
Born(1786-11-02)2 November 1786
Chelmsford, England
Died4 November 1862(1862-11-04) (aged 76)
Waldersbach, France

Anne Knight (2 November 1786 – 4 November 1862) was an English social reformer, abolitionist and pioneer of feminism. She attended the 1840 Anti-Slavery convention, where the need to improve women's rights became obvious. In 1847 Knight produced what is thought to be the first leaflet for women's suffrage and formed the first UK women's suffrage organisation in Sheffield in 1851.

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