Abstract
In 1824 the Quaker Elizabeth Heyrick published her pamphlet Immediate not Gradual Abolition; or, an Inquiry into the shortest, safest, and most effectual means of getting rid of West Indian Slavery (reprinted in New York in 1825 and in London in 1832). William Wilberforce, who by then had spent most of his life as a parliamentary leader of the abolitionist movement, did not appreciate this radical female stand and invited his followers not to support it. Nevertheless, Elizabeth Heyrick’s pamphlet was successful and helped to bring about the liberation of slave children. It might be noted that 10 per cent of the financial support to abolitionist societies of the time came from women, and in areas such as Manchester women contributed up to half the total amount, although, while women were admitted into such societies, they were excluded from leadership positions.1
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