Marion Reid

25 March 1815 - 09 March 1902

MR published her only known work, a tract entitled A Plea for Woman, in 1843. She is credited as one of the founders of the feminist movement, although unfortunately little is known about her life or about any other writings.

BirthName: Marion Kirkland
Married: Reid
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2025, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Indexed: Mrs Hugo Reid

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25 March 1815

Marion Kirkland (later MR ) was born in Glasgow, the eldest daughter in her family.

Little is known about MR . The original Dictionary of National Biography gave her the speculative birthdate of some time up to 1824.

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Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

under Hugo Reid

1843

MR published in Edinburgh her feminist tract, A Plea for Woman: Being a Vindication of the Importance and Extent of her Natural Sphere of Action; with Remarks on Recent Works on the Subject.

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9 March 1902

MR died in London, at Shepherd's Bush.

Ewan, Elizabeth et al. The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women : From the Earliest Times to 2004. Edinburgh University Press, 2006.

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