Frances Power Cobbe, Irish writer (born 1822)

Frances Power Cobbe

Philosopher and women's suffrage and animal welfare activist (1822–1904)

Frances Power Cobbe was an Anglo-Irish writer, philosopher, religious thinker, social reformer, anti-vivisection activist and leading women's suffrage campaigner. She founded a number of animal advocacy groups, including the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) in 1875 and…