Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves
The Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves, also known as the Birmingham and West Bromwich Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves, was founded in Birmingham, England, on 8 April 1825. It was the first anti-slavery society for women, and sometimes referred to as the Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society. Lucy Townsend and Mary Lloyd were the first joint secretaries, while other founding members included Elizabeth Heyrick, Sophia Sturge and Sarah Wedgwood. Around 1830, it became the Female Society for Birmingham. By 1831 there were over seventy similar anti-slavery organisations.
Anti-Slavery SocietyAnti-Slavery Society (1823–1838)Birmingham and West Bromwich Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro SlavesElizabeth HeyrickFalmouth, CornwallFemale Society for BirminghamJosiah WedgwoodLadies Anti-Slavery SocietyList of abolitionistsLucy TownsendMary Lloyd (abolitionist)Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade
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Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves
The Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves, also known as the Birmingham and West Bromwich Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves, was founded in Birmingham, England, on 8 April 1825. It was the first anti-slavery society for women, and sometimes referred to as the Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society. Lucy Townsend and Mary Lloyd were the first joint secretaries, while other founding members included Elizabeth Heyrick, Sophia Sturge and Sarah Wedgwood. Around 1830, it became the Female Society for Birmingham. By 1831 there were over seventy similar anti-slavery organisations.
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