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Priscilla Wakefield, nee Priscilla Bell (31 January 1751 – 12 September 1832) was an English Quaker philanthropist and prolific author. She promoted social projects for the benefit of women and children such as schools and maternity hospitals.
Priscilla Wakefield (b. 1874/1875) was a witch and Slytherin student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the late 19th century.
A famous, well-connected Quaker, Priscilla Wakefield, led a life pursuing social reform. She was actively engaged in social action and the alleviation of poverty in Tottenham focussing on charities concerned with women and children.
Priscilla Wakefield was a very successful business woman who also became prominent for her philanthropic undertakings. She was one of the earliest promotors of savings banks which she referred to as ‘Frugality Banks ’ and almost the first savings bank in existence was opened by her in what was then Ship Inn yard in Tottenham.
Wakefield, Priscilla (1751–1832) English writer of children's books . Born Priscilla Bell on January 31, 1751, in Tottenham, England; died on September 12, 1832, in Ipswich, England; daughter of Daniel Bell of Stamford, Middlesex, and Catherine Barclay (both Quakers); aunt of prison reformer Elizabeth Fry; grandmother of politician Edward ...
This article examines the views of the Quaker educationist, Priscilla Wakefield, on the role of women in the construction of British national identity at the end of the eighteenth century.
16 de nov. de 2018 · Priscilla Wakefield – the “Mother of Microsavings” – is credited as being the founder of savings banks (Moss 2011). She was a Quaker from Tottenham, North London, and from the Barclays family of banking fame.
