Jessey Wade

[3] Wade had a strong commitment to animal welfare and became closely associated with fellow advocate Ernest Bell, serving as his personal secretary until his death in 1933.

[5] From 1906 to 1919, Wade served as the Honorary Secretary of the Children's Department for the Humanitarian League, an organisation dedicated to promoting compassionate treatment towards both humans and animals.

[6] She was also a member of the Women's Freedom League and as part of a suffragette protest, refusing to complete the 1911 United Kingdom Census.

[7] In 1916, she co-founded Urania, a journal that was part of a broader campaign to eliminate all distinctions based on gender, advocating for a society free from gender-based prejudices.

[8] In 1927, Wade organised a meeting at Caxton Hall, London, which resulted in the establishment of the Cats Protection League.

Ernest Bell and Jessey Wade's banner for The Animals' Friend , parading through London in 1909, during the Anti-Vivisection International Congress.