Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry

Poet and campaigner for medical reform. Born in London. Married Rev. William Rothery, and changed her surname to Hume-Rothery in 1866. Advocated for women’s health education and admission to the medical profession. She also campaigned against mandatory vaccinations, founding the National Anti-Compulsory Vaccination League. Became a Swedenborgian member of the New Church. Author of Normiton: A Dramatic Poem (1857) and Sappho: A Poem (1862). Biographical information: ODNB , BL. (SP)