Frances Dove
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Dame Jane Frances Dove, DBE
, JP
(27 June 1847 – 21 June 1942) was an English women's campaigner who founded Wycombe Abbey
and other girls' schools.
The daughter of a Lincolnshire
clergyman, Dove attended Girton College, Cambridge. She later became Assistant Mistress at Cheltenham Ladies' College
in 1877. From there she went on to become headmistress of St Leonards School
, St Andrews, Scotland in 1882. She later founded Wycombe Abbey
in 1896, and was its first headmistress. In 1900 she also founded the Godstowe School. On retirement from Wycombe Abbey in 1910, she endowed a scholarship at the school.
She was elected in 1907 to High Wycombe Borough Council.
In 1928 she was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, JP
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
(27 June 1847 – 21 June 1942) was an English women's campaigner who founded Wycombe Abbey
Wycombe Abbey
Wycombe Abbey is an independent girls' boarding school situated in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. It is academically one of the top schools in the United Kingdom, and the top girls' boarding school...
and other girls' schools.
The daughter of a Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
clergyman, Dove attended Girton College, Cambridge. She later became Assistant Mistress at Cheltenham Ladies' College
Cheltenham Ladies' College
The Cheltenham Ladies' College is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.-History:The school was founded in 1853...
in 1877. From there she went on to become headmistress of St Leonards School
St Leonards School
St Leonards School, formerly St Leonards School for Girls, is an independent school, founded by the University of St Andrews in the nineteenth century....
, St Andrews, Scotland in 1882. She later founded Wycombe Abbey
Wycombe Abbey
Wycombe Abbey is an independent girls' boarding school situated in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. It is academically one of the top schools in the United Kingdom, and the top girls' boarding school...
in 1896, and was its first headmistress. In 1900 she also founded the Godstowe School. On retirement from Wycombe Abbey in 1910, she endowed a scholarship at the school.
She was elected in 1907 to High Wycombe Borough Council.
In 1928 she was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Sources
- Alison L. Prentice & Marjorie R. Theobald, Women Who Taught: Perspectives on the History of Women and Teaching (1991)
- Elsie Bowerman, Stands there a School - Memories of Dame Frances Dove, D.B.E., Founder of Wycombe Abbey School (1965)
- Jessie StreetJessie StreetJessie Mary Grey Street was an Australian suffragette, feminist and human rights campaigner....
(ed. Lenore Coltheart), Jessie Street, a revised autobiography, Federation Press, (2004) (ISBN 1-86287-502-2)