Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves

The Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves, also known as the Birmingham and West Bromwich Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves,[1] was founded in Birmingham, England, on 8 April 1825. It was the first anti-slavery society for women, and sometimes referred to as the Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society. Lucy Townsend and Mary Lloyd were the first joint secretaries, while other founding members included Elizabeth Heyrick, Sophia Sturge and Sarah Wedgewood.[2]

The society was supported by the Society for the Mitigation and Gradual Abolition of Slavery Throughout the British Dominions (Anti-Slavery Society).[1]

Around 1830, it became the Female Society for Birmingham.[3] By 1831 there were over seventy similar anti-slavery organisations.[2]

References

  1. Hall, Catherine. "Anti-Slavery Society". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. Simkin, John. "Women and the Anti-Slavery Movement". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. "Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves Bag". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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