Elsie Shrigley

Elsie Shrigley
Portrait of Shrigley
Born
Elsie Beatrice Salling

(1899-10-30)30 October 1899
North London, England
Died13 May 1978(1978-05-13) (aged 78)
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Other namesSally Shrigley
OccupationsActivist for vegetarianism and veganism
Known forCo-founding The Vegan Society
Movement
Spouse
Walter Shrigley
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(m. 1939)​

Elsie Beatrice Shrigley (née Salling; 30 October 1899 – 13 May 1978), also known as Sally Shrigley, was an English activist for vegetarianism and veganism. A long-standing member of the Vegetarian Society, she co-founded The Vegan Society in 1944 with Donald Watson following the Society's rejection of a proposal to form a non-dairy section. Shrigley is sometimes credited with helping to coin the term "vegan" and played a central role in shaping the early vegan movement, later serving as president of The Vegan Society and remaining active in its committee until her death.

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