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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.
Overview. Priscilla Wakefield. (1750—1832) author and philanthropist. Quick Reference. (1751–1832) Priscilla Wakefield was born Priscilla Bell at Tottenham, London on 31 January 1751 and died at her daughter's house in Ipswich on 12 September 1832. She married Edward Wakefield ...
Priscilla Wakefield (née Bell) was an early Quaker feminist and philanthropist. She established England’s first savings bank, and wrote many books for young people on scientific subjects.
Download Free PDF. Educating he Women of the Nation: Priscilla Wakefield and the Construction of National Identity, 1798. Camilla Leach. 2000, Quaker Studies. 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.
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 ...
