Adelaide Anne Procter

Adelaide Anne Procter (1825-1864) was a prominent 19th-century English poet, philanthropist, and social activist, daughter of poet Bryan Waller Procter. She converted to Catholicism in 1851, published poetry in Charles Dickens's Household Words, and dedicated herself to aiding fallen women, homeless individuals, and promoting women's employment through groups like the Langham Place Circle and the Society for the Promotion of the Employment of Women. Despite her sentimental style, her work outsold many contemporaries except Tennyson and has been reassessed by modern feminist critics.