Anne Knight (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Anne Knight (1786-1862) was a social reformer noted as a pioneer of feminism. Anne Knight was the daughter of William Knight (1756-1814), a Chelmsford grocer and his wife Priscilla Allen. The families were both Quakers and several members took an active part in the temperance and anti-slavery movements. Knight founded a branch of the Women's Anti-Slavery Society in Chelmsford and worked closely with Thomas Clarkson. When women were prevented from participating in the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London in 1840, Knight was outraged, and started to campaign for women's rights. A few women were included in the painting of the convention with Knight; these were Elizabeth Pease, Amelia Opie, Baroness Byron, Mary Anne Rawson, Mrs John Beaumont, Elizabeth Tredgold, Thomas Clarkson's daughter Mary and right at the back Lucretia Mott.