Elizabeth Horsell

Elizabeth Horsell
Born
Elizabeth Gillett

1798
Died(1874-06-12)12 June 1874 (aged 76)
Lee, Kent, England
OccupationsActivist, writer
Known forVegetarianism and temperance activism
Notable workThe Penny Domestic Assistant and Guide to Vegetarian Cookery (1850)
Spouse
(m. 1834; died 1863)

Elizabeth Horsell (née Gillett; bapt. 27 June 1798 – 12 June 1874) was an English activist and writer. She was known for her work in the temperance movement and vegetarian advocacy. Horsell authored The Penny Domestic Assistant and Guide to Vegetarian Cookery (1850), an early vegan cookbook. Alongside her husband, publisher and reformer William Horsell, she operated a hydropathic infirmary in Ramsgate and contributed to numerous public lectures and reform initiatives.