Emily Anne Eliza Shirreff

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Emily Anne Eliza Shirreff (1814-97) was a pioneer in the movement for the higher education of women and the development of the Froebelian principles in England. In 1841 she and her sister Maria (Mrs. William Grey) published a novel, Passion and Principle, dealing with deficiencies in the education of women. In 1850, they published Thoughts on Self-Culture Addressed to Women. In 1858 Miss Shirreff published alone Intellectual Education and its Influence on the Character and Happiness of Women. She was connected with the foundation of several groups or establishments which promoted the education of women. In 1875 she established the Froebel Society. Her publications also include Essays and Lectures on the Kindergarten, Principles of Froebel's System, and their Bearing on the Higher Education of Women (1863); Home Education in Relation to the Kindergarten (1884); Short Sketch on the Life of Froebel (1887); Kindergarten at Home (1890).

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