Eliza Mary King
Date of birth / Date established
1831
Date of death / Date closed
1911
Place of birth / Place established
Place of death / Place closed
Biography
Eliza Mary King (nee Richardson; 1831-1911), was a remarkable early feminist who wrote her first book "Truth. Love. Joy or the Fruits of the Garden of Eden" in New Plymouth following the death of her husband William Cutfield King in 1861. Published in 1864, it was a radical attack on biblical literalism and the use of scripture to subject women to masculine domination. In 1870 Eliza King returned to England with her two daughters Alice and Constance where, amongst other causes, she became active in the campaign for prostitution law reform and rational dress reform. In 1886 she settled in Florida where, with her companion Nellie Glen, she established one of the states first women's clubs. In 1907 she returned to Taranaki. She died in Omata in 1911.
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See http://womenshistorynetwork.org/blog/?tag=eliza-mary-king