Marie Souvestre

Marie Souvestre
Born(1830-05-28)28 May 1830
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.[1] She founded a school in France and when she left the school with one of her teachers she founded Allenswood Academy in London.

  1. ^ "Marie Souvestre (1830-1905)". George Washington University. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2014.