▁The ▁first ▁two ▁names ▁were ▁Am elia ▁Op ie ▁and ▁Pr isc illa ▁Bu xt on . ▁ ▁Life ▁Bu xt on ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Earl ham ▁Hall ▁in ▁Nor folk ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁Hann ah ▁( born ▁G ur ney ) ▁and ▁ ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁F ow ell ▁Bu xt on , ▁first ▁baron et . ▁Her ▁mat ernal ▁a unt ▁was ▁Elizabeth ▁F ry ▁and ▁her ▁uncle ▁was ▁Joseph ▁John ▁G ur ney . ▁ ▁Bu xt on ▁served ▁as ▁her ▁f athers ▁special ▁assistant ▁as ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁campaign ▁to ▁end ▁sla very ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁colon ies . ▁She ▁also ▁help ▁organ ise ▁help ▁for ▁educational ▁mission ary ▁work ▁in ▁Africa . ▁She ▁was ▁not ▁her ▁father ' s ▁servant , ▁it ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁she ▁not ▁only ▁solved ▁problems ▁but ▁also ▁anticip ated ▁and ▁identified ▁them . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁Bu xt on ▁became ▁the ▁co - secret ary ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Fem ale ▁Anti - S la very ▁Society . ▁She ▁would ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Anti - S la very ▁Society , ▁despite ▁it ▁being ▁part ▁founded ▁by ▁her ▁father ▁as ▁only ▁men ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁join . ▁She ▁could ▁hear ▁her ▁father ▁speak ▁in ▁parliament ▁but ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁she ▁heard ▁it ▁via ▁a ▁vent ilation ▁sh aft . ▁Only ▁vot ers ▁( and ▁other ▁men ) ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁spect ate ▁in ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁Women ▁could ▁raise