Priscilla Bright McLaren
/Overview
Priscilla Bright McLaren born Rochdale, Lancashire, England September 8, 1815 (d. 1906). British social reformer; Quaker abolitionist, suffragist, absolute pacifist. Vice-president of Peace Society, 1890; active in International Arbitration & Peace Association. Organized national Peace Conference to oppose Crimean War, Edinburgh, 1853. Promoted international suffrage movement and representation of British colonies.
Quotations
On the Boer War: “Satan is in great form everywhere.” (Christine Bolt, Sisterhood Questioned?, p. 22; photo wpclipart.com)