Harriet Law

Harriet Teresa Law was a leading British freethinker in 19thcentury London.

Harriet Teresa Frost was born in Ongar onNovember 1831. She was brought up as a Strict Baptist. Her father was a small farmer, but when his business failed he moved with his family to Londons East End. Law taught in a Sunday school to bring some income to the family. In the 1850s she began debating with Owenite infidels such as George Holyoake and Charles Southwell who were giving lectures in East London. In the process her beliefs changed. She saw the light of reason in 1855 and became a strong supporter of Holyoake. She became an atheist, feminist, and a believer in Owenite cooperation.

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