Bodichon, Barbara Leigh Smith, 1827 - 1891 (nee Smith, artist and women's activist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1827 - 1891
Dates and places
Born Sussex 1830. 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; active supporter for the campaigns for women's rights, education, legal status and education.
Admin / Family structure
Married Dr Eugene Bodichon 1857.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
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
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Personal Papers