Frances Power Cobbe

Frances Power Cobbe
Portrait from Life of Frances Power Cobbe, 1894
Born	(1822-12-04)4 December 1822 Newbridge House, County Dublin, Ireland
Died	5 April 1904(1904-04-05) (aged 81) Hengwrt, Wales
Occupation(s)	Writer, social reformer, philosopher
Known for	Founding the Society for the Protection of Animals Liable to Vivisection (1875) and British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (1898) Being a member of the executive council of the London National Society for Women's Suffrage

Frances Power Cobbe (4 December 1822 – 5 April 1904) was an Anglo-Irish writer, philosopher, religious thinker, social reformer, anti-vivisection activist and leading women's suffrage campaigner. She founded a number of animal advocacy groups, including the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) in 1875 and the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) in 1898, and was a member of the executive council of the London National Society for Women's Suffrage.