Elizabeth Jesser Reid
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British person
education pioneer
institution of higher education
philanthropist
social reformer
women’s college
Elizabeth Jesser Reid was a 19th-century British social reformer and pioneer of women's higher education who established one of the first institutions in the United Kingdom to offer university-level education to women.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elizabeth Jesser Reid canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British person
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education pioneer ⓘ institution of higher education ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ social reformer ⓘ women’s college ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
access to university-level education for women
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improved social conditions for the poor ⓘ |
| birthName | Elizabeth Jesser Sturch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Reid building at Royal Holloway, University of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1789-12-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1866-04-01 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Reid
NERFINISHED
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Sturch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
social reform
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women’s education ⓘ |
| founded | Bedford College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1849 ⓘ |
| fullName | Elizabeth Jesser Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later women’s higher education reforms in the UK ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Bedford College in London
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pioneering women’s higher education in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to the development of women’s colleges in Britain ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| marriedName | Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | women’s rights movement ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableStudentBodyImpact | opened higher education to middle-class women GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation |
educationalist
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philanthropist ⓘ physician ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| religiousBackground | Unitarian ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| spouse | John Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedCause |
European political refugees
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abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| usedInheritanceFor | founding Bedford College ⓘ |
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