Eliza Wigham
Eliza Wigham | |
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from an 1895 book | |
| Born | Elizabeth Wigham 23 February 1820 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 3 November 1899 (aged 79) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Suffragist and abolitionist |
| Board member of | Edinburgh Ladies Emancipation Society Edinburgh National Society for Women's Suffrage |
| Parent(s) | Jane Richardson John Tertius Wigham |
| Relatives | Jane Wigham (stepmother) |
Eliza Wigham (23 February 1820 – 3 November 1899), born Elizabeth Wigham, was a Scottish campaigner for women's suffrage, anti-slavery, peace and temperance in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was involved in several major campaigns to improve women's rights in 19th-century Britain, and has been noted as one of the leading citizens of Edinburgh. Her stepmother, Jane Smeal, was a leading activist in Glasgow and together they made the Edinburgh Ladies' Emancipation Society. Her brother John Richardson Wigham was a prominent lighthouse engineer.