Barbara Bodichon


Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon was an English educationalist and artist, and a leading mid19thcentury feminist and womens rights activist.

On their return to Sussex they lived openly together at Browns and had two more children. After their last child was born in 1833, Anne became ill with tuberculosis and Smith leasedPelham Crescent, which faced the sea at Hastings the healthy properties of sea air were highly regarded at the time. A local woman, Hannah Walker, was employed to look after the children. Anne did not recover, so Smith took her to Ryde, Isle of Wight, where she died in 1834. Barbara was only seven years old.

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