Ellsworth, Edward W. Liberators of the Female Mind: The Shirreff Sisters, Educational Reform, and the Women’s Movement. Greenwood, 1979.
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Education | Emily Shirreff | William Grey
, the girls' cousin and Maria's future husband, encouraged them to study philosophy, particularly the writings of Francis Bacon
and John Locke
. A cousin of their father, Sir William Hall Gage
... |
Education | Maria Grey | Both Maria and Emily
were also independent learners, taking it upon themselves to study languages and the humanities. Encouraged by her cousin and future husband William Grey
, Maria also applied herself to philosophy. Ellsworth, Edward W. Liberators of the Female Mind: The Shirreff Sisters, Educational Reform, and the Women’s Movement. Greenwood, 1979. 10-12 |
Family and Intimate relationships | Emily Shirreff | |
Family and Intimate relationships | Maria Grey | Maria Shirreff
married her first cousin William Thomas Grey
, a wine merchant and nephew of the second Earl Grey
(Whig statesman and architect of the Reform Bill of 1832). The parents of William Thomas... |
Family and Intimate relationships | Maria Grey | MG
's husband
died after suffering a paralytic stroke. Ellsworth, Edward W. Liberators of the Female Mind: The Shirreff Sisters, Educational Reform, and the Women’s Movement. Greenwood, 1979. 19, 21 Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements. |
Family and Intimate relationships | Maria Grey | Around 1859 William Grey
began to suffer from illness. Over the next couple of years, his mind began gradually to deteriorate. Ellsworth, Edward W. Liberators of the Female Mind: The Shirreff Sisters, Educational Reform, and the Women’s Movement. Greenwood, 1979. 19, 21 |
Residence | Maria Grey | |
Travel | Emily Shirreff |
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