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Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner
1858–1935
A sharp, independent voice in Britain’s freethought movement, she wrote with conviction on religion, reform, and peace. Best known for defending her father Charles Bradlaugh’s legacy, she was also a committed campaigner in her own right.
2 Audiobooks
Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume 1 (of 2) With an Account of his Parliamentary Struggle, Politics and Teachings. Seventh Edition
by Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner, J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson
Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume 2 (of 2) With an Account of his Parliamentary Struggle, Politics and Teachings. Seventh Edition
by Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner, J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson
About the author
Born in London in 1858, Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner was a British writer, freethinker, and peace activist. She grew up in a well-known radical family as the daughter of Charles Bradlaugh, and later became closely involved in secularist and reform circles herself.
She wrote on religion and social questions, and after her father’s death she worked hard to preserve and defend his reputation, including writing his biography. Sources also describe her as an opponent of war and capital punishment, with a strong interest in penal reform.
Remembered today as more than simply Charles Bradlaugh’s daughter, she stands out as a clear-minded public writer who used her work to argue for reason, justice, and humane values.