Agnes Steedman Hunter

Agnes Steedman Hunter, born Agnes Anderson on 9 August 1843 and also known as Annie Steedman Hunter, died on 24 April 1914. She was a Scottish hydrotherapist, writer, vegetarianism advocate and health reformer. She practised hydropathy at Bridge of Allan, first while her husband Archibald Hunter ran a hydropathic establishment there and later from their home, Zetland House. Her writing covered diet, hydropathy, vaccination, women's health and sexual morality, and she contributed often to the Scottish Health Reformer in the early 1900s while campaigning against compulsory smallpox vaccination. Her publications included The Golden Age for Women, Vegetarianism: An Appeal to Parents, Our Young Men and No More Vaccination.