History

This character is inspired by the main character in Sarah Smith’s 1859 short story “The Lucky Leg”. Contrary to how disabled women were usually represented at this time, in this story the wooden leg-using Wigley is shown to be an attractive partner for a wealthy property owner. For more on this story and other marriage plots involving prosthesis users, see chapter 5 of Ryan Sweet’s free 2022 book Prosthetic Body Parts in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture.

Backstory

A milliner’s daughter, who lost a leg following an accident. She’s accomplished in music and painting.
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