Barbara Bodichon
Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon (born Barbara Leigh Smith; 8 April 1827 – 11 June 1891) was an English educationalist and artist, and a leading mid-19th-century feminist and women's rights activist. She published her influential Brief Summary of the Laws of England concerning Women in 1854 and the English Woman's Journal in 1858. Bodichon co-founded Girton College, Cambridge (1869). Her brother was the Arctic explorer Benjamin Leigh Smith.
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Barbara Bodichon portrait by Samuel Laurence | |
| Born | Barbara Leigh Smith 8 April 1827 Whatlington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 11 June 1891 (aged 64) Robertsbridge, Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Barbara Leigh Smith |
| Occupation(s) | Educationalist Artist |
| Known for | Co-founder, Girton College, Cambridge |
| Spouse | Eugène Bodichon |
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