Rhoda Anstey (15 April 1865 – 27 February 1936) was an English suffragist, tax resister, Theosophist, and physical education teacher.

[3] Anstey established the Hygienic Home for Ladies at her sisters property New Cross Farm, South Petherton, Somerset in 1895.

[3] She created an identity for the college and adopted the Latin motto Vis Atque Gratia Harmoniaque, meaning "Strength together with Grace and Harmony".

[5] The programmes ran for two years and aimed to promote physical education as a means of liberating the female mind and to inspire the students to become professional gymnastics teachers and independent women.

[5] In July 1898, Anstey gave a lecture on Swedish gymnastics along with a display by her students,[6] which was reported in the Women's Penny Paper.

Anstey again transferred her college to Yew Tree House, Chester Road, Erdington, near Birmingham, in 1907.

[9] Anstey trained teachers to staff the gymnasium and swimming pool built at the Cadbury's factory in Bournville.

[19] Anstey adopted vegetarianism in 1890, initially for health reasons, but later embraced it as part of a broader philosophical harmony.

She was influenced by the writings of T. L. Nichols and T. R. Allinson and contributed articles on food and health to the Hygienic Review.