Marie Souvestre
Marie Souvestre | |
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| Born | 28 May 1830 |
| Died | 30 March 1905 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Educator |
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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.
Life
She was born in Brest, France, the daughter of French novelist Émile Souvestre. She founded the girls' boarding schools Les Ruches ("the beehives") in Fontainebleau, France, where writer Natalie Clifford Barney and her sister Laura Clifford Barney were later educated, and Allenswood Boarding Academy, in Wimbledon, outside London, where her most famous pupil was Eleanor Roosevelt.[2] Souvestre took a special interest in Roosevelt, who learned to speak French fluently and gained self-confidence.[3] Roosevelt wished to continue at Allenswood, but in 1902 was summoned home by her grandmother to make her social debut.[3] Roosevelt and Souvestre maintained a correspondence until March 1905, when Souvestre died. Subsequently, Roosevelt placed Souvestre's portrait on her desk and brought her letters with her every time she moved to a new home.[3]
Notes
- ↑ "Marie Souvestre (1830-1905)". George Washington University. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Suzanne (2002). Wild Heart: A Life: Natalie Clifford Barney and the Decadence of Literary Paris. New York: HarperCollins. pp. 39–40. ISBN 0-06-093780-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Marie Souvestre (1830–1905)". The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project at George Washington University. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2012.