Frances Lupton

Frances Elizabeth Lupton (née Greenhow; 20 July 1821 – 9 March 1892) was an Englishwoman of the Victorian era who worked to open up educational opportunities for women. She married into the politically active Lupton family of Leeds, where she co-founded Leeds Girls' High School in 1876 and was the Leeds representative of the North of England Council for Promoting the Higher Education of Women.

Frances Lupton
Born
Frances Elizabeth Greenhow

(1821-07-20)20 July 1821
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died9 March 1892(1892-03-09) (aged 70)
Roundhay, Leeds, England
Known forFemale education reform
SpouseFrancis Lupton
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