Julia Solly

Overview

Julia Solly (née Muspratt) born Seaforth, Lancashire, England December 21, 1862 (d. 1953). South African botanist; pacifist, feminist, suffragist, and social reformer. Opposed Boer War, World War I, and Nazi regime. Co-founded South African Peace and Arbitration Society opposing World War I, June 1915. First woman member of South African scientific society.

Quotations

“Never will or can war end war—the nations that sow the dragon’s teeth of armed men and instruments must, at intervals, reap a crop of hatred and mistrust.” (Jus Suffragi, Sept. 1, 1915, p. 345)