15-445: Sturch is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: Elizabeth Jesser Reid (1789-1866), born Elizabeth Jesser Sturch, English social reformer, anti-slavery activist, and philanthropist James Sturch (born 1990), American politician William Sturch (1753?-1838), English Unitarian theological writer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
30-464: A number of letters written to Reid that reference noted Victorian advocates of female education, including Harriet Martineau and Frances Lupton . Reid also founded the Reid Trust, which continues to support women's education with small grants to this day. Reid died in 1866, leaving her remaining wealth in a trust fund for the college. Reid had insisted on women being involved with the governance of
45-506: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Elizabeth Jesser Reid Elizabeth Jesser Reid ( / r iː d / ; née Sturch; 25 December 1789 – 1 April 1866), forename sometimes spelled Elisabeth , was an English social reformer , anti-slavery activist and philanthropist . She is best remembered as the founder of Bedford College . Elisabeth Jesser Sturch was born in 1789 in London . Her father, William Sturch ,
60-515: The Bloomsbury area of London. The college was a women-only higher education institution that aimed to provide a liberal and non-sectarian education for female students – something no other institution in the United Kingdom offered at the time. Bedford College played a leading role in the advancement of women in higher education, and in public life in general. The National Archives U.K. holds
75-669: The World Anti-Slavery Convention in London in 1840. She met Lucretia Mott and the other American female delegates who had been denied the right to speak at the convention. and taking a close interest in the American Civil War . She was also in contact with leading figures in the revolutions in France and Germany in 1848, and the struggles for Italian independence. In 1849, Reid founded Bedford College at 47 Bedford Square in
90-409: The surname Sturch . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sturch&oldid=1129212543 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
105-511: The college and there were three women trustees including her friend Elizabeth Anne Bostock , educationalist Eleanor Smith and Jane Martineau . There is a green plaque on Reid's house in Bedford Square. Bedford College became a college of the University of London in 1900, and merged with Royal Holloway College in 1985 to become Royal Holloway and Bedford New College . One of
120-467: The halls of residence on the current campus is named "Reid Hall" in memory of the Bedford College founder. Her letters are held at The Royal Holloway Archives. Elizabeth Anne Bostock Elizabeth Anne "Eliza" Bostock (1817 – 13 April 1898) was a British promoter of women's education. She became a trustee at Bedford College after attending lessons there herself. At the time Bedford College
135-517: The school that had accompanied the college. The three of them were concerned that Bedford College School was to become Anglican under the head, Francis Martin. The school went on without the trustees support as the Gower Street School being led, in time, by Lucy Harrison in 1875. Cambridge university allowed Bedford students to sit their entrance exams in the 1860s, (although they would not allow women to be given degrees until after WW2). Reid
150-408: The two of them would attend lectures including those by Michael Faraday . In 1829 they moved to France where she learnt French as well and saw the 1830 revolution first hand as a servant negotiated her through barricades. She returned to British society, but by 1840 she was convinced by Elisabeth Jesser Reid and she wanted to do something about women's education. Her father died in 1846. Reid
165-415: Was a trustee. At the time Bedford College was one of the few places where women might receive something approaching university level education and Bostock was still attending lectures herself in 1863. Reid died in 1866. There were tough decisions. In order that the staff could concentrate on preparing their students to take university entrance exams then she, Jane Martineau and Eleanor Smith had to close
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#1732872407176180-556: Was a wealthy Unitarian ironmonger. In 1821, she married Dr John Reid . Dr Reid had inherited land in Northumbria and on the River Clyde at Glasgow that had become valuable as the port grew in size. His death in July 1822 gave her an independent income, which she used to help various philanthropic causes. Active in liberal Unitarian circles, Reid was an anti-slavery activist, attending
195-468: Was one of the few places where women might receive something approaching university level education. Bedford College was said to be the first British institution run by women and Bostock was the "honorary principal". Bostock was born in Liverpool in 1817. Her mother was Anne Yates and her father John Bostock was a leading physician. She was educated at home with her father teaching her to speak Italian and
210-568: Was supplying a lot of the money, but Bostock was paying for some scholarships and offering prizes for academic success. In 1874, the Bedford Square lease expired and the college moved to 8 and 9 York Place, off Baker Street . Bostock was still a trustee but some saw her as honorary Principal and with her knowledge of building and architecture she organised the college's move to York place. Bostock died in Glamorgan in 1898. She had been keen to see Bedford College as part of London University and this
225-424: Was to found Bedford College , London in 1849 and Bostock was a leading supporter. Bedford College School opened in 1853. Bostock attended classes there from the beginning and by 1860 Reid chose her to give her control of the colleges finances as one of the three trustees. Reid had demanded that the governance of the college should include some women. She had agreed with Reid that she would not get married whilst she
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