Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon, 1827-1891: Feminist, Artist and RebelBarbara Leigh Smith Bodichon was the most unconventional and influential leader of the Victorians women's movement. She was a feminist, law reformer, painter, journalist, educationalist, the closest friend of George Eliot, and the cousin of Florence Nightingale. |
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Love and Loss | 164 |
The Reform Firm | 184 |
Practising the Art of the Possible | 207 |
Copyright | |
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