Ethel, Lady Pearson

Ethel Maud, Lady Pearson, (nee Fraser; 3 November 1870 – 10 April 1959) was a British humanitarian who was active in charities to aid the blind.

She was born in Hampstead, London, the daughter of William John Fraser of Herne Bay, Kent, an engineer, and his wife Jane. On 3 June 1897, she married, as his second wife, the publisher Arthur Pearson, who was created a baronet in 1916.

She was also a vice-president of the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB). She founded the Blind Musicians Concert Party, which enabled musicians who had been blinded in the war to earn a living for themselves, as well as bring in funds for St Dunstan's and the RNIB. By 1920, it had raised an estimated . Following her husband's death in 1921 she succeeded him as president of St Dunstan's and held the position until 1947, when she was succeeded by their only son, Sir Neville Pearson.

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