By Laban Gabiddon ‘Nineteenth-century British India was marked by a series of debates on reforming the status of women. The first and most sensational public debate was concerned with outlawing sati.’[1] James Peggs was one of the first Baptist missionaries to arrive in Bengal along with his wife in 1822.[2] Peggs was appalled by the … Continue reading “James Peggs and The Coventry Society for the Abolition of Human Sacrifices in India”
Category: Colonialism
Mary Prince and the Birmingham Ladies’ Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves
By Elizabeth Lawal Mary Prince was born into slavery in Brackish Pond, Bermuda in 1788. Mary and her siblings were raised by her mother until she was twelve, when she was sold for £38 to a new master. She married Daniel James, a slave who had bought his freedom, in 1826. This marriage angered her … Continue reading “Mary Prince and the Birmingham Ladies’ Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves”
Elizabeth Heyrick and The Birmingham Ladies’ Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves
By Seunfunmi Tinubu Elizabeth Heyrick was born as Elizabeth Coltman in Leicester She was exposed to the writings of Thomas Paine, one of the most influential authors of the American revolution, as a child. On March 10th, 1787, she married John Heyrick, a Methodist lawyer. When John died 8 years later, Elizabeth became a Quaker. The … Continue reading “Elizabeth Heyrick and The Birmingham Ladies’ Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves”
Rev. James Peggs and the Campaign to Outlaw Sati in India
Author: Daminee Budhi The Story of the Burning Widow The word sati in India is synonymous with ‘good wife’, originating from an Indian myth of the Sati, the Goddess Durga, who self-immolated because she was unable to bear her husband, Shiva’s, humiliation. The Indian practice of sati, which Reverend James Peggs zealously campaigned to outlaw, … Continue reading “Rev. James Peggs and the Campaign to Outlaw Sati in India”