Her brothers were Charles Cobbe
, born 1811 (who succeeded his father as landowner), Thomas Cobbe
, born 1813 (who was called to the bar, wrote music, edited Shakespeare, and wrote novels and history, all...
Wealth and Poverty
Frances Power Cobbe
He left her an annuity of £200 a year, the same as Tom
and more than Henry
. (William
was excluded entirely).
Timeline
23 June 1849: Louisa Nottidge's relatives were were put...
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23 June 1849
Louisa Nottidge
's relatives were were put on trial for confining her against her will in a lunatic asylum; she was awarded £50 damages.
Mitchell, Sally. Frances Power Cobbe: Victorian Feminist, Journalist, Reformer. University of Virginia Press, 2004.
72, 74
January 1868: W. Hepworth Dixon published Spiritual Wives,...
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January 1868
W. Hepworth Dixon
published Spiritual Wives, about sensational religious practices.
Mitchell, Sally. Frances Power Cobbe: Victorian Feminist, Journalist, Reformer. University of Virginia Press, 2004.
