Barbara, Lady Stephen
Barbara, Lady Stephen (1872–1945)[1] was an English educational writer[1] and Florence Nightingale's cousin.[2]
Lady Barbara Stephen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Barbara Shore Smith 6 February 1872 London, England |
| Died | 24 March 1945 Hale, Hampshire, England |
| Other names | Barbara Shore Nightingale |
| Education | Girton College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Educationist |
| Notable work | Emily Davies and Girton College (1927) |
| Spouse | Harry Lushington Stephen |
| Parent(s) | William Shore Smith; Louisa Eleanor Hutchins |
| Relatives | Florence Nightingale (cousin); Rosalind Nash (sister) |
She was born Margaret Thyra Barbara Shore Smith (later Shore Nightingale). Margaret studied History at Girton College, Cambridge, 1891–1894.[1] In 1904 she married Harry Lushington Stephen, later Sir Harry Stephen (1860–1945).[3] In India with her husband 1904–1913, she founded the Women Graduates Union in Calcutta for the benefit of professional women coming to India.[1] She was a member of Girton College Council 1913–1932, Governor of Girton College 1913–1938, and a generous benefactor of Girton Library.[1]
Works
- Emily Davies and Girton College, 1927.
- Girton College 1869-1932, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1932. 167p.
References
- "Stephen [née Shore Smith; afterwards Shore Nightingale], (Margaret Thyra) Barbara, Lady Stephen (1872–1945), educationist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48682. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 7 October 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Nightingale, Florence (2003). Florence Nightingale on society and politics, philosophy, science, education and literature. Lynn McDonald. Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 0-88920-429-2. OCLC 230181334.
- "Stephen, Lady Margaret Thyra Barbara (1872-1945) née Shore Smith, later Shore Nightingale, wife of Sir Harry Stephen, educationist - archives.trin.cam.ac.uk". archives.trin.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
External links
- Barbara E. Megson, ‘Stephen , (Margaret Thyra) Barbara, Lady Stephen (1872–1945)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2007, accessed 2 Jan 2008
- Portrait of Lady Stephen by Charles Haslewood Shannon at Art UK
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