Elizabeth Jesser Reid (/riːd/; née Sturch; 25 December 1789 – 1 April 1866), forename sometimes spelled Elisabeth, was an English social reformer, anti-slavery activist and philanthropist.

[3] Dr Reid had inherited land in Northumbria and on the River Clyde at Glasgow that had become valuable as the port grew in size.

[2] She met Lucretia Mott and the other American female delegates who had been denied the right to speak at the convention.

Bedford College played a leading role in the advancement of women in higher education, and in public life in general.

The National Archives U.K. holds a number of letters written to Reid that reference noted Victorian advocates of female education, including Harriet Martineau and Frances Lupton.