EVANGELICAL WOMEN IN EARLY 1800; PRISCILLA BRIGHT MCLAREN P/136

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In this post I will focus on a woman named Priscilla Bright Mclaren. She lived from 1815 - 1906. She was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, UK. Her father, Jacob Bright had risen from weaver to bookkeeper to wealthy cotton manufacturer. Her mother Martha took an equal part in her husband's business concerns and created essay societies and debating clubs for her children. Priscilla's parents were Quakers who believed in educating women.

When growing up Priscilla kept house for her brother, John. However, she eventually married an Edinburgh widower Duncan Mclaren. She and her husband worked together on many campaigns and were described by contemporaries as "equal partners."

She was a member of the Edinburgh Ladies' Emancipation Society, and after serving on the committee, became the president of the Edinburgh Women's suffrage Society.

Priscilla died in 1906.

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