Marie Souvestre

Marie Souvestre
Born(1830-05-28)28 May 1830
Brest, France
Died30 March 1905(1905-03-30) (aged 74)
NationalityFrench
OccupationEducator

Marie Souvestre (28 April 1830 – 30 March 1905) was an educator who sought to develop independent minds in young women. She founded a school in France and when she left the school with one of her teachers she founded Allenswood Academy in London.

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