Anne Knight
(1786-1862)

Died aged c. 76

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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Anne Knight 1786-1862 Quaker, feminist, slavery abolitionist and supporter of Universal Suffrage. Born in Springfield. Resident of Chelmsford.

opposite Chelmsford Railway Station, Chelmsford, United Kingdom where they lived near