Agnes Sillars Hamilton

Agnes Sillars Hamilton
Born
Agnes Sillars

1790s
Died22 October 1870
Edinburgh
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Known forPhrenology
SpouseEdward Hamilton
ChildrenArchibald Sillars Hamilton

Agnes Hamilton née Sillars (born c. 1794, died Edinburgh 22 October 1870) was a Scottish reformer, public lecturer and phrenologist who argued for women's right to an education which promoted gender equality.[1]

  1. ^ Ewan, Elizabeth, ed. (2018). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-4744-3629-8. OCLC 1057237368.