Glendinning, Victoria. Elizabeth Bowen. Alfred A. Knopf, 1978.
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Olive Willis
Standard Name: Willis, Olive
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Instructor | Elizabeth Bowen | The school was run by Olive Willis
, a graduate of Somerville College
, Oxford, a very strong-willed and influential woman. The school was slightly irregular and amateurish, |
| Instructor | Anne Ridler | Downe House had been founded at Charles Darwin
's old home by Olive Willis
, a remarkable woman who was still headmistress, who exercised an important influence on AR
, and whose biography Ridler later... |
| Textual Production | Anne Ridler | AR
published a biography of her own old headmistress: Olive Willis
and Downe House
, An Adventure in Education, with a foreword by Elizabeth Bowen
. Contemporary Authors: New Revision Series. Gale Research, 1981. 80: 358 Ridler, Anne. Olive Willis and Downe House. John Murray, 1967. 1-5 |
Timeline
1907
Educationalist Olive Willis
founded a school for girls at Downe House in Kent, formerly occupied by Charles Darwin
. Downe House School
began with one pupil, five teachers, and no financial backing.