Jane Wigham

Jane Wigham
A black and white photo of three white women in Victorian clothing.
Eliza Wigham, Mary Estlin, and Jane Wigham c. 1845
Born
Jane Smeal

1801 (1801)
Died1888(1888-00-00) (aged 86–87)
Known forAbolitionism, Suffragism

Jane Wigham (née Smeal; 1801–1888) was a leading Scottish abolitionist, and was the secretary of the Glasgow Ladies' Emancipation Society.[1]

  1. ^ "Wigham, Eliza (1820–1899), philanthropist and women's activist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55216. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 8 March 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)