Marion Kirkland Reid

Marion Kirkland Reid
Born
Marion Kirkland

25 March 1815
Died9 March 1902
Known forInfluential Scottish feminist writer
Notable workA Plea for Woman (1843) Woman, her Education and Influence
SpouseHugo Reid
Parents
  • James Kirkland (father)
  • Janet Finlay (mother)

Marion Kirkland Reid (1815-1902)[1] was an influential Scottish feminist writer, notable for her A Plea for Woman which was first published in 1843 in Edinburgh by William Tait,[2] then published in the United States in 1847, 1848, 1851, and 1852 as Woman, her Education and Influence under the name of Mrs. Hugo Reid.[3][4] She was a member of the Ladies National Association for the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts.

  1. ^ Marion Reid at the Orlando Project, Cambridge University Press
  2. ^ Crawford, Robert (2007). Scotland's books : the Penguin history of Scottish literature. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140299403. OCLC 123797020.
  3. ^ Mrs., Reid, Hugo (1988). A plea for woman (1st ed.). Edinburgh: Polygon. ISBN 0948275561. OCLC 25787999.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Marion Kirkland Reid". Sunshine for Women. February 2003. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2009.