Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Frances Power Cobbe
Born: December 4, 1822
Died: April 5, 1904 (aged 81)
Bio: Frances Power Cobbe was an Irish writer, social reformer, anti-vivisection activist, and leading women's suffrage campaigner.
Known for:
- The Duties Of Women (1881)
- Darwinism In Morals And Other Essays (1872)
- Criminals, Idiots, Women, and Minors (Dodo Press)
- Religious Duty (1864)
- The Cities Of The Past (1863)