# Hannah Harrison

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**Hannah Harrison** (; 1840 – 2 September 1922) was an English [vegetarianism](/source/Vegetarianism_in_the_Victorian_era) activist. Born in [Norwich](/source/Norwich), she joined the [Vegetarian Society](/source/Vegetarian_Society) in 1884 and gave vegetarian cookery demonstrations in [Manchester](/source/Manchester). She also wrote papers for *[The Vegetarian Messenger](/source/The_Vegetarian_Messenger)*. She was married to [William Harrison](/source/William_Harrison_(vegetarian)), a [Bible Christian](/source/Bible_Christian_Church_(vegetarian)) and treasurer of the Vegetarian Society.

## Biography

Harrison was born Hannah Bussey in [Norwich](/source/Norwich) in 1840.[1] She married [William Harrison](/source/William_Harrison_(vegetarian)), a member of the [Bible Christian Church](/source/Bible_Christian_Church_(vegetarian)) in [Salford](/source/Salford), who owned a knitting firm and was a treasurer of the [Vegetarian Society](/source/Vegetarian_Society).[2][3]

She became a member of the Vegetarian Society in 1884.[2] Her activities included cookery demonstrations in Manchester; [Charles W. Forward](/source/Charles_W._Forward) wrote that these drew attention to the practical side of vegetarianism.[2] [James Gregory](/source/James_Gregory_(historian)) states that Harrison trained workers in vegetarian cookery.[1] Her papers included "Hints to Housewives and Caterers" and "Woman's Mission in Vegetarianism", both published in *[The Vegetarian Messenger](/source/The_Vegetarian_Messenger)*.[2] "Hints to Housewives and Caterers" was later published as a pamphlet by the Vegetarian Society.[4]

In February 1892, *The Vegetarian Messenger* published a testimony by William Harrison, in which he described adopting a vegetarian diet after suffering from headaches, stomach aches and [bronchitis](/source/Bronchitis). Marzena Kubisz writes that a later letter by Hannah Harrison said that her adoption of vegetarianism was connected with the effect of her husband's improved health and with religious motives.[5]

William Harrison died in 1914.[3] Harrison died at Plymouth Grove, [Manchester](/source/Manchester), on 2 September 1922, aged 82.[6][7]

## Publications

- ["Woman's Mission in Vegetarianism"](https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Vegetarian_Messenger/e76hk-n5KbUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA183&printsec=frontcover). *The Vegetarian Messenger*. **2** (7): 183–185. Summer 1888.
- "Hints to Housewives and Caterers". *The Vegetarian Messenger*. c. 1891.
- *Hints to Housewives and Caterers*. Manchester: Vegetarian Society. c. 1900.

## See also

- [Bible Christian Church](/source/Bible_Christian_Church_(vegetarian))
- [History of vegetarianism](/source/History_of_vegetarianism)
- [Vegetarianism in the Victorian era](/source/Vegetarianism_in_the_Victorian_era)
- [Vegetarianism in the United Kingdom](/source/Vegetarianism_in_the_United_Kingdom)
- [Women and vegetarianism and veganism advocacy](/source/Women_and_vegetarianism_and_veganism_advocacy)

## References

1. Gregory, James Richard Thomas Elliott (May 2002). ["Biographical Index of British Vegetarians and Food reformers of the Victorian Era"](https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/467032/2/886115_v.2.pdf). *The Vegetarian Movement in Britain c.1840–1901: A Study of Its Development, Personnel and Wider Connections* (PhD). Vol. 2. [University of Southampton](/source/University_of_Southampton). p. [53](https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/467032/2/886115_v.2.pdf#page=162). Retrieved 2026-05-30.

1. Forward, Charles W. (1898). [*Fifty Years of Food Reform: A History of the Vegetarian Movement in England*](http://archive.org/details/b2486609x). London: [The Ideal Publishing Union](/source/The_Ideal_Publishing_Union). p. [99](https://archive.org/details/b2486609x/page/98/mode/1up)

1. ["Manchester Vegetarian's Death"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/manchester-evening-news/170768095/). *[Manchester Evening News](/source/Manchester_Evening_News)*. 1914-07-16. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-05-18. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["List of Publications and Books Published by the Vegetarian Society"](https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Vegetarian_Messenger/GJQ_XRUjIHsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA36-IA2&printsec=frontcover). *[The Vegetarian Messenger](/source/The_Vegetarian_Messenger)*. **2** (1). 6th series. January 1900. – via [Google Books](/source/Google_Books)

1. Kubisz, Marzena (2024). [*Children's Vegetarian Culture in the Victorian Era: The Juvenile Food Reformers' Press and Literary Change*](https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003400042/children-vegetarian-culture-victorian-era-marzena-kubisz). [Routledge](/source/Routledge). p. 134. [doi:10.4324/9781003400042](https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003400042). ISBN 978-1-00-340004-2. Retrieved 2026-05-31.

1. *Hannah Harrison* ([National Probate Calendar](/source/National_Probate_Calendar)). Principal Probate Registry. 1922. Hannah Harrison of Plymouth Villa. Plymouth-grove west Manchester widow died 2 September 1922

1. ["Deaths Sep 1922: Harrison, Hannah"](https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=iq7bDPVpaBoa2VR6ryY00Q&scan=1). *[FreeBMD](/source/FreeBMD)*. [ONS](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics). Retrieved 2026-05-30.

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