Agnes Pochin | |
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Born | Agnes Heap 1825 |
Died | 1908 |
Other names | Mrs Henry Davis Pochin Justitia (Pen Name) |
Known for | Early advocate for women's suffrage |
Spouse | Henry Davis Pochin |
Children | three survived infancy, including Laura McLaren, Baroness Aberconway |
Parent(s) | George Gretton Heap; Hannah Lord |
Agnes Pochin (née Heap; 1825 – 1908) was an early British campaigner for women's rights. She funded campaigns, wrote one of the first tracts and was one of the three speakers at the first suffrage meeting in Manchester.