Background
Eliza Barron was born in 1822 or 1823 to George Barron (1763?–1852).
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Eliza Barron was born in 1822 or 1823 to George Barron (1763?–1852).
She was the RSPB"s vice president and publications editors Little is known of her early life, though she did meet Samuel Taylor Coleridge while living in Highgate in her youth. She was widowed in 1868 and her interest in animal welfare began, inspired by witnessing the sufferings of cattle on a sea voyage.
They lived at Culverdon Castle, Tunbridge Wells, where she became the central figure in the local branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
Society for the Protection of Birds The focus of these groups was opposition to the use of bird feathers in ladies" fashions and the plumage trade. The founding of the Society for the Protection of Birds specifically brought together an anti-plumage group based in Didsbury, Manchester, run by Emily Williamson and meeting for ‘Fur, Finance, Financial and Feather’ afternoons that were held at Mrs Phillips"s house in Croydon.
Death and legacy Phillips died on 18 August 1916 at her home in Croydon. She made an important, and often forgotten, contribution to the animal and bird welfare groups of the later nineteenth century.
In 2012 the RSPB had over a million members, including over 195,000 youth members, 18,000 volunteers, 200 nature reserves covering almost 130,000 hectares, home to 80% of our rarest or most threatened bird species.
A United Kingdom headquarters, three national offices and nine regional offices. A local network of 175 local groups and more than 110 youth groups.