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Henrietta Stanley

Britisih Baroness

Died when: 87 years 57 days (1045 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Henrietta Stanley

Henrietta Maria Stanley, Baroness Stanley of Alderley (née Dillon-Lee; 21 December 1807 – 16 February 1895), was a British Canadian-born political hostess and campaigner for the education of women in England.

She was a founder and benefactor of Girton College,Cambridge at the University of Cambridge, but also a signatory of a petition against women's suffrage.

She was the grandmother of philosopher Bertrand Russell.


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