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
Died24 March 1945
Hale, Hampshire, England
Other namesBarbara Shore Nightingale
EducationGirton College, Cambridge
OccupationEducationist
Notable workEmily Davies and Girton College (1927)
SpouseHarry Lushington Stephen
Parent(s)William Shore Smith; Louisa Eleanor Hutchins
RelativesFlorence 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

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  • Emily Davies and Girton College, 1927.
  • Girton College 1869-1932, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1932. 167p.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "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.)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
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