Mary Cornwallis
(who like her daughter belonged to the well-educated English professional class) kept a detailed journal of her life. She described her daughter Caroline as an exceptionally intelligent child who had a temper...
Education
Caroline Frances Cornwallis
As someone who was mostly self-taught, CFC
disapproved of ignorance in general. She disagreed with those who thought education should remain closed to the poor: it is an error, I am sure it is, to...
Family and Intimate relationships
Caroline Frances Cornwallis
CFC
's mother, Mary Cornwallis
(born Mary Harris), was known for writing religious texts, such as A Preparation for the Lord's Supper . . . Intended for the Use of Ladies, 1826. She had...
Friends, Associates
Caroline Frances Cornwallis
CFC
had a large and diverse group of friends and acquaintances who shared her multitude of interests. Some were scientists, like Michael Faraday
; others were scholars, such as Sismondi
and the orientalist Samuel Birch
