Barbara (Leigh Smith) Bodichon (1827 - 1891)

Born 8 Apr 1827 in Whatlington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Eugene Bodichon — married 1857 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 11 Jun 1891 at age 64 in Battle, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Barbara (Leigh Smith) Bodichon is Notable.

She was an English educationalist and artist, and a leading mid-19th-century feminist and women's rights activist. She published her seminal work, Brief Summary of the Laws of England concerning Women, in 1854 and co-founded the English Woman's Journal in 1858.

She married Eugene Bodichon in 1857.^[1]

She was the leader of the Langham Place activists. She co-founded Girton College. She mentored Hertha Ayrton and financially supported her studies and patent application. When Hertha had her first daughter, she named her after Barbara.^[2]

She died in 1891. ^[3][4][5]

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Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26HS-6RC : 13 December 2014), Barbara Leigh Smith, 1857; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1857, quarter 3, vol. 1A, p. 887, Marylebone, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ Hirsch, Pam. "Hertha Ayrton." Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. 31 December 1999. Jewish Women's Archive. (Viewed on March 27, 2023).
3. ↑ Death registration for BODICHON, BARBARA LEIGH SMITH Age: 64 GRO Reference: 1891 J Quarter in BATTLE Volume 02B Page 43
4. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL4-L6TR : 17 September 2018), Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon, Jun 1892; citing Probate, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #88751826: St. Thomas A. Becket Churchyard, Brightling, Rother District, East Sussex, England

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRJ3-PL8 : 16 November 2020), Barbara S Bodichon, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27W-T599 : 11 December 2017), Barbara B F Bodichon, Brightling, Sussex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, Piece/Folio 1035/19, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,459.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4ZT7-36Z : 25 November 2020), Barbara L L Bodichon, Brightling, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Sussex county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Barbara Bodichon
• Wikidata: Item Q2370725, en:Wikipedia