Frances Issette Jessie Pearson (2 November 1861 – 25 April 1941) was an English golfer and the first honorary secretary of the Ladies Golf Union (LGU) which was founded in 1893.

[1] Pearson was born at Gatcombe House, Littlehempston, near Totnes, Devon.

[2] In 1893 Pearson visited Littlestone golf club in the autumn of 1893 to see if the national championship could be hosted there.

Stringer beat her on their first game together, but they became life long friends and colleagues.

[5][6] She founded a cup and a handicap system that allowed men and women of mixed abilities to compete together.