Elizabeth Horsell (1798 – 1874) was an English vegetarianism and teetotalism activist, and the author of an early vegan cookbook. She was married to the publisher and activist William Horsell, with whom she operated a hydropathic infirmary at Northwood Villa in Ramsgate.[1]

Biography

Horsell was involved in the temperance movement from the 1840s and was invited to give a lecture at Dr John Lee's 'Peace and Temperance Festival'. She took part in vegetarian meetings in London, along with her husband,[2] and gave frequent lectures both inside London, such as at the Talfourd Hotel,[3] and further afield. Horsell moved with her husband to Ramsgate in 1846, where they intended to establish a "hydropathic boarding house".[2]

After her husband's death, Horsell continued to take part in the vegetarian movement. She also operated an all-female boarding school, with spaces for vegetarian boarders.[2]

Horsell died in 1874.[2]

Publications

• The Penny Domestic Assistant. Being a Guide to Vegetarian Cookery, without the use of Animal Products or Salt; Hints on Domestic Management, Industry, Frugality, and Cleanliness; accompanied with Nature's Bill of Fare, and valuable Statistical Tables (London: Horsell, 1850)

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