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Isabella Wilson Legge (16 August 1812 to 27 May 1884) was a Chartist from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who campaigned for votes for women and the right to vote to be extended to all adults.[1][2]gh
Isabella Wilson Legge | |
|---|---|
| Born | Isabella Wilson 16 August 1812 |
| Died | May 27, 1884 (aged 71) |
| Known for | Scottish Chartist and Founder of the Aberdeen Female Radical Union |
Biography
editIsabella Wilson was born in Aberdeenshire on 16 August 1812, the seventh of eight children. [2] She was baptised in Skene, a small farming community. Her mother was Janet Pirie, a crofter, while her father, John Wilson, was a crofter and auctioneer.[1]
Around 1835, she met and married a stonemason and chartist named John Legge. After their marriage, the newlyweds moved to Aberdeen, where she founded the Aberdeen Female Radical Union circa 1839. This was a Chartist organisation and the 18 women members she presided over would meet regularly in the Temperance Hotel at 41 Queen Street. [1][2]
Later life and death
editLegge was widowed in 1872 and died in her home in Balmoral Place, Aberdeen on 27 May 1884 of apoplexy.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Ewan, Elizabeth; Pipes, Rose, eds. (2017). The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women (2 ed.). Edinburgh University Press. pp. 241–242. ISBN 978-1-4744-3627-4.
- ^ a b c d "The Silver City Vault::Stop 8: Mrs Legge, President Aberdeen Female Radical Association at 41 Queen Street, (meetings held 1839-1841)". www.silvercityvault.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-27.