Henrietta Stanley, Baroness Stanley of Alderley

The Lady Stanley of Alderley
Lady Stanley of Alderley in 1860, by Richard James Lane
Born
Henrietta Maria Dillon-Lee

21 December 1807
Died16 February 1895 (aged 87)
SpouseEdward Stanley
Children10

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.[1]

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

  1. ^ "Types of Canadian women and of women who are or have been connected with Canada". 1903.