Amelia Opie
English writer, novelist, abolitionist (1769-1853) · Writers · Died at 84
Amelia Opie was an English author and abolitionist who published numerous novels in the Romantic period up to 1828. A Whig supporter and Bluestocking, Opie was also a leading abolitionist in Norwich. Hers was the first of 187,000 names presented to the British Parliament on a petition from women to stop slavery.
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Amelia Opie by David d'Angers (1836)
Earlham Hall - where Opie was a frequent guest and met her husband, John![1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention.[12] Move cursor to identify delegates - the female delegates are on the right.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/The_Anti-Slavery_Society_Convention%2C_1840_by_Benjamin_Robert_Haydon.jpg/1280px-The_Anti-Slavery_Society_Convention%2C_1840_by_Benjamin_Robert_Haydon.jpg)
1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention.[12] Move cursor to identify delegates - the female delegates are on the right.
Amelia's husband, John Opie (self-portrait, 1789)
Illustration from the poetry book: The Black Man's Lament, Or, How to Make Sugar by Amelia Opie (London, 1826)
