Frances Mary Buss (1827-1894), English pioneer of women's education, 1926 Artist: Unknown

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Frances Mary Buss (1827-1894), English pioneer of women's education, 1926. Buss founded the North London Collegiate School in 1850 and remained its principal all her life. Under her headship, the school became a model of girls' education. She also founded the Camden School for Girls in 1871, with the aim of offering more affordable education for girls. She was also a suffragette, participating in the Kensington Society, a woman's discussion society, and the London Suffrage Committee. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake, published by the Waverley Book Club (London, 1926).

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