Guild of Play
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The Guild of Play was founded by Dame Grace Kimmins (1871-1954) and others from the Passmore Edwards Settlement to provide structured play for city girls.
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[edit] Objective
To provide a civilising influence away from the city streets by reviving the old Merrie England idealised lifestyle.
[edit] Related organisations
- The Bermondsey Settlement
- The Chailey Heritage
- The Guild of the Poor Brave Things
- The Passmore Edwards Settlement
[edit] Related people of influence
- John Passmore Edwards
- Millicent Garrett Fawcett
- Hugh Price Hughes
- Katherine Hughes (wife of Hugh Price Hughes)
- Lord Llangattock
- Mary Neal
- Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (sometimes written Emmeline Pethick, or with the hyphen omitted)
- Mary Ward