Caroline Southwood Hill
Caroline Southwood Hill (née Smith; 21 March 1809 – 31 December 1902) was an English educationalist and writer. She established and ran a Pestalozzian infant school, was involved in many co-operative ventures, and moved in a radical circle of other reformers. She wrote three children's books and contributed works to a range of publications such as The Nineteenth Century and Charles Dickens's Household Words.[1]
Caroline Southwood Hill
She was the daughter of Thomas Southwood Smith (1788–1861), a physician and sanitary reformer. She was the mother of Octavia Hill (1838–1912) and Miranda Hill (1836–1910), both activists and social reformers; and Emily who married the son of Christian Socialist F. D. Maurice.[1]
References
- Gleadle, Kathryn. "Hill [née Smith], Caroline Southwood (1809–1902)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/60328. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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