She was the author of three novels; The Vengeance of Medea (1894), Anthony Graeme (1895), and A Slow Awakening (1902). Additionally she wrote for the publications The Girl’s Own Paper and Great Thoughts.[2][3]
Wheelwright initially became involved with the British suffrage movement through the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), but left because she preferred the non-militant stance of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). She was secretary of the Bath Branch of the NUWSS 1909 through 1913.[2]
In her later years, Wheelwright wrote five books on the subject of medicinal plants and gardening,[3] including The Physick Garden (1935), which was reviewed by The New York Times.[4] She began a friendship with writer and illustrator Beatrix Potter because of their mutual interest in plants.[3]
Wheelwright died on 24 September 1949 in Clevedon, Somerset, England, from accidental coal gas poisoning.[3]
