Amelia Opie
Amelia Opie | |
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1798 Portrait of Amelia Opie by her husband, John Opie | |
| Born | Amelia Alderson 12 November 1769 |
| Died | 2 December 1853 (aged 84) Norwich, Norfolk |
| Resting place | Gildencroft Quaker Cemetery, Norwich |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, poet |
| Spouse | John Opie |
Amelia Opie (born Amelia Alderson; 12 November 1769 – 2 December 1853) was an English author and abolitionist who published numerous novels in the Romantic period up to 1828. A Whig supporter and Bluestocking, Opie was also a leading abolitionist in Norwich. Hers was the first of 187,000 names presented to the British Parliament on a petition from women to stop slavery.