Ellen Robinson
British teacher, Quaker minister, feminist and peace activist
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Ellen Robinson (14 March 1840 – 6 March 1912) was a British teacher, Quaker minister, feminist and peace activist.[1] She founded the Liverpool and Birkenhead Women's Peace and Arbitration Society (LBWPAS)[2] and served on the council of the International Peace Bureau.[3] She was also active with the Peace Society, the International Arbitration and Peace Association, and the Religious Society of Friends. Robinson used her background as a teacher to give frequent speeches supporting anti-war principles.[2][4] She was supported by Mary Lamley Cooke who was assistant secretary of the Peace Union.[5] Robinson, in particular, opposed British militarism of the Second Boer War in South Africa and spoke against European human rights abuses in Africa and Asia.[3]
Ellen Robinson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 March 1840  |
| Died | 6 March 1912 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Peace activist |
Robinson worked toward broader cooperation between peace groups.[2][6] She often collaborated with other peace campaigners and feminists including Eugénie Potonié-Pierre, with whom she organized several meetings in Paris,[3] and Priscilla Hannah Peckover.[2]
She retired in 1903 and her place as secretary in the Peace Union was taken by Mary Cooke. Cooke had been editing the peace journal, War or Brotherhood, from 1896.[5]