Hannah More (2 February 1745 – 7 September 1833) was an English religious writer, philanthropist, poet, and playwright in the circle of Johnson, Reynolds and Garrick, who wrote on moral and …

Jan 29, 2026 · Hannah More was an English religious writer, best known as a writer of popular tracts and as an educator of the poor. As a young woman with literary aspirations, More made the first of …

Oct 29, 2024 · Born and based here in Bristol, Hannah More was an intellect and social reformer in late eighteenth-century and early nineteenth-century England. More was one of the leading women in the …

A British playwright, abolitionist, and philanthropist, More was born near Bristol. Her father, a headmaster, trained More and her sisters to be teachers. Hannah More’s father and older sisters …

Oct 26, 2002 · Hannah More's later years were spent in retirement, but this did not mean that she played no part in national debates. She wrote best-selling works of Evangelical piety, she was a keen patron …

From Stapleton, Gloucestershire, England, Moore was the most influential female member of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the African Slave Trade. She was educated at Bristol, an important slave …

Hannah More remains an important, yet controversial figure in the abolition movement. Her works greatly contributed to the struggle to make society cognizant of the horrors of the slave trade and …

Hannah More was an English religious writer and philanthropist. She wrote about many topics and was part of the so-called “Bluestocking groups.” These were women who were involved in intellectual and …

In her late teens Hannah More composed her first significant work, a pastoral verse drama for schoolgirls entitled The Search after Happiness (1762) where she expressed her views on women's …

She was famous for her commentary on society, piety, and morality, including her stand against slavery. In addition to writing, More was instrumental in setting up several schools and became a model for …