Elizabeth Horsell (nee Gillett; bapt. 27 June 1798 – 12 June 1874) was an English activist and writer. She advocated for vegetarianism and temperance, and was the author of an early vegan cookbook, The Penny Domestic Assistant and Guide to Vegetarian Cookery. Horsell was married to the publisher and fellow activist William Horsell, with whom she operated a hydropathic infirmary in Ramsgate.
Elizabeth Horsell | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Gillett Bromyard, Herefordshire, England |
| Baptised | 27 June 1798 |
| Died | 12 June 1874 (aged 76) |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, writer |
| Known for | Vegetarianism and temperance activism |
| Notable work | The Penny Domestic Assistant and Guide to Vegetarian Cookery (1850) |
| Spouse | |
Biography
editElizabeth Gillett was born in 1798 in Bromyard, Herefordshire, and was baptised on 27 June 1878.[1] She married William Horsell in Vowchurch, on 30 June 1834.[2]
She was involved in the temperance movement from the 1840s and was invited to give a lecture at Dr John Lee's Peace and Temperance Festival.[3] She took part in vegetarian meetings in London, along with her husband,[3] and gave frequent lectures both inside London, such as at the Talfourd Hotel,[4] and further afield.[5] Horsell moved with her husband to Ramsgate in 1846,[3] where they operated a hydropathic infirmary.[6]
In 1850, she authored a vegan cookbook, The Penny Domestic Assistant and Guide to Vegetarian Cookery, which was published by her husband.[5] After his death in 1863, Horsell continued to contribute to the vegetarian movement. She also operated an all-female boarding school, with spaces for vegetarian boarders.[3]
Horsell died at the age of 76, on 12 June 1874 at Sydenham Cottage, in Lee, Kent.[7][8] She was buried in Lewisham on 18 June.[9]
Publications
editReferences
edit- ^ Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
- ^ "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898", FamilySearch, Entry for William Horsell and Elizabeth Gillett, 30 Jun 1834.
- ^ a b c d e f Gregory, James (2013). "'Zealously affected in a good thing' The publishing career and life of William Horsell (1807–1863)". Academia.edu. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Gleadle, Kathryn (2003). Innes, Joanna; Burns, Arthur (eds.). Rethinking the Age of Reform: Britain 1780-1850. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 218. ISBN 0-521-82394-3. OCLC 51855170.
- ^ a b c Gregory, James Richard Thomas Elliott (2002). "Biographical Index of British Vegetarians and Food reformers of the Victorian Era". The Vegetarian Movement in Britain c.1840–1901: A Study of Its Development, Personnel and Wider Connections (PDF). Vol. 2. University of Southampton. p. 59. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Gregory, James (2007). Of Victorians and Vegetarians: The Vegetarian Movement in Nineteenth-century Britain. London: Tauris Academic Studies. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-4356-1584-7. OCLC 184749981.
- ^ "Deaths Jun 2024". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941.
- ^ "Elizabeth Horsell". Deceased Online. Retrieved 18 November 2024.