Frances power cobbe biography of martin luther
The story of the beautiful life which came to an end on the 5th of April, , is told by Miss Cobbe herself in the following pages up to the close of!
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Frances Power Cobbe
Philosopher and women's suffrage and animal welfare activist (1822–1904)
Frances Power Cobbe | |
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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 |
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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.
Life
Frances Power Cobbe was a member of the prominent Cobbe family, descended from Archbishop Charles Cobbe, Primat