Barbara, Lady Stephen (1872–1945)
was an
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educational writer
and
Florence Nightingale
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's cousin.
She was born Margaret Thyra Barbara Shore Smith (later Shore Nightingale). Margaret studied History at
Girton College, Cambridge, 1891–1894.
In 1904 she married
Harry Lushington Stephen, later Sir Harry Stephen (1860–1945).
In
India
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with her husband 1904–1913, she founded the
Women Graduates Union in
Calcutta
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for the benefit of professional women coming to India.
She was a member of Girton College Council 1913–1932, Governor of Girton College 1913–1938, and a generous benefactor of Girton Library.
Works
*''
Emily Davies and Girton College'', 1927.
*''Girton College 1869-1932'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1932. 167p.
References
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 Stephenby
Charles Haslewood Shannon at
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English women non-fiction writers
1872 births
1945 deaths
Alumni of Girton College, Cambridge
English non-fiction writers
20th-century English women writers
20th-century English non-fiction writers
Wives of baronets
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