Eliza Wigham

Eliza Wigham
from an 1895 book
Born
Elizabeth Wigham

(1820-02-23)23 February 1820
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died3 November 1899(1899-11-03) (aged 79)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityScottish
Known forSuffragist and abolitionist
Board member ofEdinburgh Ladies Emancipation Society
Edinburgh National Society for Women's Suffrage
Parent(s)Jane Richardson
John Tertius Wigham
RelativesJane Wigham (stepmother)

Eliza Wigham (23 February 1820 – 3 November 1899), born Elizabeth Wigham, was a Scottish campaigner for women's suffrage, anti-slavery, peace and temperance in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] She was involved in several major campaigns to improve women's rights in 19th-century Britain, and has been noted as one of the leading citizens of Edinburgh. Her stepmother, Jane Smeal, was a leading activist in Glasgow and together they made the Edinburgh Ladies' Emancipation Society.[2][3] Her brother John Richardson Wigham was a prominent lighthouse engineer.

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