Eliza Sharples | |
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| Born | 1803 Bolton, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 11 January 1852 Hackney, London, England |
| Occupation | Lecturer, writer, newspaper editor |
| Language | English |
Eliza Sharples (1803–1852)[1] was one of the first women in England to lecture on freethought, radical politics and women's rights. Using the names the Lady of the Rotunda and Isis, she delivered her lectures at the Blackfriars Rotunda in 1832, while it was under the management of her partner, Richard Carlile. Her speeches, together with writings by Carlile, herself and others, appeared in her weekly journal, The Isis.[1]
- ^ a b Royal, Edward (2004). "Carlile, Elizabeth Sharples". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38370. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)