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Ida Darwin. Ida, Lady Darwin (née Farrer; 7 November 1854 – 5 July 1946) was the wife of Sir Horace Darwin, member of the Ladies Dining Society, and a co-founder in 1913 of the Central Association for the Care of the Mentally Defective (in 1921 renamed the Central Association for Mental Welfare).
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Ida was christened Emma Cecilia Farrer, the daughter of Thomas Henry Farrer (later Lord Farrer) and his wife Frances. As a young child, she loved to read Hans Andersen’s fairy tales, and identified with the main character in his story ‘Little Ida’s Flowers’. She was known as Ida for the rest of her life. Her father knew Charles Darwin, and, being a...
In 1883, when Lady Humphrey formed The Cambridge Association for the Care of Girls (CACG), Ida became an active member. The aim of the Association was to protect girls in Cambridge who were 'in trouble'. This was an early example of the University and Town working together. Ida became aware that a number of these vulnerable girls were termed ‘feebl...
In the 1960s, the need for provision dedicated to the care and support of severely mentally handicapped people in the area was recognised. The East Anglian Regional Hospital Board chose a site next to the Fulbourn Mental Hospital and building began. The Hospital was to cater for 250 residents and the aim was that the facility would enable each resi...
Ida Darwin was the wife of Horace Darwin, Charles Darwin's son, and a prominent social worker in Cambridge. She fought for the rights of the mentally disabled, founded the Cambridge Voluntary Association for Mental Welfare, and was honoured by the Ida Darwin Hospital.
22 de nov. de 2019 · Ida Darwin was the wife of Charles Darwin's son Horace and a pioneer of women's education and mental health reform in Cambridge. She founded the Ladies' Discussion Society, the Cambridge Association for the Care of the Feeble-Minded and the first outpatients' psychiatric clinic at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Há 2 dias · IdA is a voice and support network for people with disability in the Northern Territory. It campaigns for positive change, empowers individuals, and improves the quality of life and professionalism of the disability sector.
28 de dez. de 2021 · Lady Ida Darwin and the ‘Cambridge Association for the Care of the Feeble-Minded’ (2021) Federico Soldani December 28, 2021December 30, 2021 Biopolitics, Darwin, English, History of Psychiatry, Mental Health, U.K. by Federico Soldani – 28th Dec 2021. Ida Darwin was a pioneer in what we refer to as social work, mental hygiene ...
As the first complete skeleton of an early primate, Ida gives us decisive proof of the connection between the human line of primates, and earlier primates. Ida is an example of an early intermediate form between primitive primates and the branches of lemurs, monkeys and apes.
Darwin, Lady Emma Cecilia 'Ida', 1854-1946 (née Farrer) (Person) Conditions Governing Access Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library.
