Bodichon, Barbara Leigh Smith, 1827-1891 (née Leigh Smith, artist and women's activist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1827 - 1891
Dates and places
Born Sussex 1827. Died Sussex 1891.
Geographical areas
Family homes in Sussex, London and Hastings and, after marriage, spent six months of the year in Algiers. Also spent a year in America 1857-1858.
Legal status / Nationality
British
Sphere of activity
Landscape painter; educationalist; supporter of campaigns for women's rights, education, legal status and education.
Admin / Family structure
Married Dr Eugene Bodichon 1857.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
File
Letter from Barbara Leigh Smith (Bodichon) to Mrs Foord
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9225/3/8
Scope and Contents
'I was to expect from peculiar circumstances peculiar treatment of the world', but has met with much kindness; she appreciated her singing: 'Oh! That last bit out of Elijah... has been ringing in my head for ever since you sang it.'
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Fonds
Personal Papers of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon, 1801 - 2000
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Bodichon
Scope and Contents
The papers of Madame Bodichon are dispersed. A number are held at Girton, having reached the College as gifts, mainly from the Leigh Smith family, and by purchase. The bulk of the papers at Girton consists of letters from Emily Davies to Bodichon for the period 1865-1887. Early letters relate, on the whole, to the activities of the Langham Place Circle, the English Woman’s Journal, and the Kensington Society, later letters to the foundation and day-to-day organisation of Girton College....
Dates:
1801 - 2000
Conditions Governing Access:
Access is open to bona fide scholars by appointment only.
Found in:
Girton College Archive
/
Personal Papers
Fonds
Personal Papers of Bessie Rayner Parkes, 1654 - 2006
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Parkes
Scope and Contents
The papers have been acquired by Girton College in several deposits. The original batch was arranged and listed in 1985 and consists of personal writings, diary fragments, correspondence, newspaper cuttings and unpublished material for a biography of Bessie's early life. Additional papers donated in 2013 were arranged and listed in 2014: these comprise chiefly papers of and relating to Louise Swanton Belloc and family. Correspondence forms a large percentage of the archive (perhaps about...
Dates:
1654 - 2006
Found in:
Girton College Archive
/
Personal Papers