Wordsworth was born in 1840 at Harrow on the Hill and she was educated at home. She learned several modern languages as well as (self taught) Latin and Greek, though her knowledge of science and mathematics was meagre. She had a "persevering familiarity" with the Greek testament, as well as the Iliad, which she read at the rate of fifty lines a day with the help of a Latin translation.[1]: 55 Her mother was Susanna Hatley Frere and her father Christopher Wordsworth was a headmaster and later the Bishop of Lincoln. Her brothers were John Wordsworth, Bishop of Salisbury, and Christopher Wordsworth, a liturgical scholar. She travelled on European family trips and she was brought up in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey and in Stanford in the Vale in Berkshire.[2] She was the great-niece of the poet William Wordsworth.
In 1886 she inherited some money from her father and founded St Hugh's College also in north Oxford as a college for poorer female undergraduates unable to afford the costs of Lady Margaret Hall. Today this is one of the largest colleges in the University of Oxford.[2]
In 1896 she was one of the women who was called to give evidence to the Hebdomadal Council on the question of whether women should be awarded degrees at the University of Oxford, making her one of the first women to appear before this council.[1]: 107 She believed that women's education at Oxford should be as close to that of men as possible, although she did not believe in their being entered for University prizes, due to the risk of overstimulation.[1]: 107 She received an honorary M.A. from Oxford in 1921, shortly after degrees were opened to women, and an honorary D.C.L. in 1928.[2]
She was a prolific author, writing poetry, plays, biographies and religious articles, as well as writing and lecturing on women's education. She published the novels Thornwell Abbas, (two volumes, 1876)[5] and Ebb and Flow, (two volumes, 1883) under the pseudonym of Grant Lloyd. She wrote a song "Good and Clever",[6] which like her books came out of copyright in 2002.
^ abcBrittain, Vera (1960). The Women at Oxford. London: George G Harrap & Co ltd.
^ abcdLannon, Frances (2004). "Wordsworth, Dame Elizabeth (1840–1932)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
^Olivia Robinson, Alison Moulds (19 October 2016), Women in Oxford's History: Elizabeth Wordsworth, retrieved 10 May 2020
^Perrone, Fernanda Helen (2004). "Blake, Katharine Jex- (1860–1951), classical scholar and college head". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48441. ISBN978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 30 September 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ abWordsworth, Dame Elizabeth (1876). Thornwell Abbas. S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington.
^"Good and Clever". www.bachlund.org. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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^Wordsworth, Dame Elizabeth (1891). William Wordsworth. Percival and Company.
elizabeth, wordsworth, dame, 1840, 1932, founding, principal, lady, margaret, hall, oxford, funded, founded, hugh, college, also, author, sometimes, writing, under, name, grant, lloyd, damedbedame, 1928born, 1840, june, 1840harrow, hill, london, englanddied30,. Dame Elizabeth Wordsworth DBE 1840 1932 was founding Principal of Lady Margaret Hall Oxford and she funded and founded St Hugh s College She was also an author sometimes writing under the name Grant Lloyd DameElizabeth WordsworthDBEDame Elizabeth Wordsworth in 1928Born 1840 06 22 22 June 1840Harrow on the Hill London EnglandDied30 November 1932 1932 11 30 aged 92 Oxford EnglandPen nameGrant LloydOccupationCollege leader founder and writerSubjectBiography Contents 1 Life 2 Works include 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife edit nbsp Principal and Fellows of Lady Margaret Hall Wordsworth was born in 1840 at Harrow on the Hill and she was educated at home She learned several modern languages as well as self taught Latin and Greek though her knowledge of science and mathematics was meagre She had a persevering familiarity with the Greek testament as well as the Iliad which she read at the rate of fifty lines a day with the help of a Latin translation 1 55 Her mother was Susanna Hatley Frere and her father Christopher Wordsworth was a headmaster and later the Bishop of Lincoln Her brothers were John Wordsworth Bishop of Salisbury and Christopher Wordsworth a liturgical scholar She travelled on European family trips and she was brought up in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey and in Stanford in the Vale in Berkshire 2 She was the great niece of the poet William Wordsworth She was the founding Principal of Lady Margaret Hall Oxford in 1879 3 as a college for female undergraduates on Norham Gardens in North Oxford She continued in this role until her retirement in 1909 when she was succeeded by Henrietta Jex Blake 2 4 In 1886 she inherited some money from her father and founded St Hugh s College also in north Oxford as a college for poorer female undergraduates unable to afford the costs of Lady Margaret Hall Today this is one of the largest colleges in the University of Oxford 2 In 1896 she was one of the women who was called to give evidence to the Hebdomadal Council on the question of whether women should be awarded degrees at the University of Oxford making her one of the first women to appear before this council 1 107 She believed that women s education at Oxford should be as close to that of men as possible although she did not believe in their being entered for University prizes due to the risk of overstimulation 1 107 She received an honorary M A from Oxford in 1921 shortly after degrees were opened to women and an honorary D C L in 1928 2 She was a prolific author writing poetry plays biographies and religious articles as well as writing and lecturing on women s education She published the novels Thornwell Abbas two volumes 1876 5 and Ebb and Flow two volumes 1883 under the pseudonym of Grant Lloyd She wrote a song Good and Clever 6 which like her books came out of copyright in 2002 Works include editThornwell Abbas two volumes 1876 5 Ebb and Flow two volumes 1883 Christopher Wordsworth Bishop of Lincoln 1807 1885 with John Henry Overton 1888 7 William Wordsworth 1891 8 See also editMadeleine Shaw Lefevre Wordsworth s counterpart at Somerville Hall References edit a b c Brittain Vera 1960 The Women at Oxford London George G Harrap amp Co ltd a b c d Lannon Frances 2004 Wordsworth Dame Elizabeth 1840 1932 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press Retrieved 9 May 2010 Olivia Robinson Alison Moulds 19 October 2016 Women in Oxford s History Elizabeth Wordsworth retrieved 10 May 2020 Perrone Fernanda Helen 2004 Blake Katharine Jex 1860 1951 classical scholar and college head Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 48441 ISBN 978 0 19 861412 8 Retrieved 30 September 2022 Subscription or UK public library membership required a b Wordsworth Dame Elizabeth 1876 Thornwell Abbas S Low Marston Searle amp Rivington Good and Clever www bachlund org Retrieved 10 May 2020 Overton John Henry Wordsworth Dame Elizabeth 1888 Christopher Wordsworth Bishop of Lincoln 1807 1885 Rivingtons Wordsworth Dame Elizabeth 1891 William Wordsworth Percival and Company External links editWorks by or about Elizabeth Wordsworth at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elizabeth Wordsworth amp oldid 1192858726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
