Emily Anne Eliza Shirreff (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Emily Anne Eliza Shirreff (3 November 1814 - 20 March 1897) was a pioneer in the movement for the higher education of women and the development of the Froebelian principles in England. She was born on 3 November 1814, the second of four daughters and two sons born to Rear-Admiral William Henry Shirreff (1785-1847) and Elizabeth Anne Shirreff. 1] She was very close to her sister Maria Shirreff (later Grey), with whom she collaborated with on educational and writing projects.