From: john davis <vegweb@...>
Subject: [shropveg] anna kingsford 1846-88
To: shropveg@...
Date: Friday, 10 April, 2009, 10:45 AM

Shropshire's little part in veg history -

further to discussion last night at the new Border Veggies meeting - about
Anna Kingsford M.D. who is buried in Atcham churchyard

brief summary and links:
http://www.ivu. org/history/ kingsford

the main site - in Portuguese as its run from Brazil, but there is an
English option:
http://www.anna- kingsford. com

- and photos of Anna's grave taken by Marly Winkler, Brazil, IVU Regional
Co-ordinator for Latin America, when she came over to stay with us in 2006:
http://www.anna- kingsford. com/english/ Gallery_of_ Images/AKG. htm

Anna Kingsford is a major figure in vegetarian history - she went to Paris
to train as a doctor, because the British didn't allow women to do things
like that....

john
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john davis
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