Josephine Butler
British feminist and social reformer fighting to end child prostitution
Josephine Elizabeth Butler (née Grey; 13 April 1828 – 30 December 1906) was an English feminist and social reformer in the Victorian era. She campaigned for women's suffrage, the right of women to better education, the end of coverture in British law, the abolition of child prostitution, and an end to human trafficking of young women and children into European prostitution.
Josephine Butler | |
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 Butler in 1851, portrait by George Richmond | |
| Born | Josephine Elizabeth Grey 13 April 1828 Milfield, Northumberland, England, UK |
| Died | 30 December 1906 (aged 78) England, UK |
| Cause of death | Natural death |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Social worker |
| Years active | 1869–1886 |
| Known for | Victorian feminist Contagious Diseases Acts |
| Spouse | George Butler (m. 1852 – 1890 [his death]) |
| Children | George Butler Arthur Charles Butler Charles Augustin Vaughan Butler Evangeline Mary Butler (1859–1864) |
| Parent(s) | John Grey (1785–1868) Hannah Eliza Annett (1792 – 15 May 1860) |
Personal life
changeShe was a Christian. Josephine married George Butler in 1852.