Emily Jane Pfeiffer | |
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| Born | Emily Jane Davis 26 November 1827 Montgomeryshire, Wales, UK |
| Died | 23 January 1890 (aged 62) London Borough of Wandsworth, England, UK |
| Occupation | poet, philanthropist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Jurgen Edward Pfeiffer
(m. 1850) |
Emily Jane Pfeiffer (26 November 1827 – 23 January 1890, née Davis) was a Welsh poet and philanthropist.[1] She supported women's suffrage and higher education for women, as well as producing feminist poems.[2]
Pfeiffer was born Montgomeryshire, but spent much of her early life in Oxfordshire. She was the granddaughter of a banker, but her grandfather's bank collapsed in 1831 and her family could not afford a school education for her. She published her first poetry book in 1842. In 1850, she married a tea merchant. As a poet, she was particularly known for her sonnets.
Pfeiffer inherited her husband's wealth. She used it to promote women's education, and to establish an orphanage for girls.
- ^ H. Marshall & Son 1899, p. 139.
- ^ Blain 2014, p. 85.