Barbara Smith: England’s leading campaigner for women’s education and job rights
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Barbara Leigh Smith was an influential English feminist leader known for her pivotal role in the movement for the education and political rights of women. She was also instrumental in the founding of Girton College, at the University of Cambridge. Barbara Smith was born into a wealthy family on April 8, 1827, in Watlington, Norfolk. She was the daughter of radical Liberal MP Benjamin Leigh Smith and Ann Longden. Her family was untypical compared to the social conditions of that time. Her parents were not married even though they brought many children together.
Barbara Smith: England’s leading campaigner for women’s education and job rights
Barbara Smith: England’s leading campaigner…
Barbara Smith: England’s leading campaigner for women’s education and job rights
Barbara Leigh Smith was an influential English feminist leader known for her pivotal role in the movement for the education and political rights of women. She was also instrumental in the founding of Girton College, at the University of Cambridge. Barbara Smith was born into a wealthy family on April 8, 1827, in Watlington, Norfolk. She was the daughter of radical Liberal MP Benjamin Leigh Smith and Ann Longden. Her family was untypical compared to the social conditions of that time. Her parents were not married even though they brought many children together.