Daughter of Archbishop Edward White Benson and his wife Mary (Minnie) Sidgwick Benson. She was born at Wellington College, Crowthorne. After studying languages at Oxford, she became concerned about social conditions in England, particularly for poor women, and began to undertake various projects to help them. She also wrote many articles on this subject.
On October 21, 1890, she contracted diphtheria, probably while attending to the local poor, and died on October 27 at the family home, Addington Park, Croydon. She was buried at Addington church on October 29. Her family, in her memory and according to her wish, made a bequest to supply the training, outfit, and convalescence or holiday of poor girls in Lambeth. The Women's University Settlement established a nurseship for the poor in Southwark as her memorial.
She never married, but had a long relationship with composer Ethel Smyth.
On October 21, 1890, she contracted diphtheria, probably while attending to the local poor, and died on October 27 at the family home, Addington Park, Croydon. She was buried at Addington church on October 29. Her family, in her memory and according to her wish, made a bequest to supply the training, outfit, and convalescence or holiday of poor girls in Lambeth. The Women's University Settlement established a nurseship for the poor in Southwark as her memorial.
She never married, but had a long relationship with composer Ethel Smyth.
Daughter of Archbishop Edward White Benson and his wife Mary (Minnie) Sidgwick Benson. She was born at Wellington College, Crowthorne. After studying languages at Oxford, she became concerned about social conditions in England, particularly for poor women, and began to undertake various projects to help them. She also wrote many articles on this subject.
On October 21, 1890, she contracted diphtheria, probably while attending to the local poor, and died on October 27 at the family home, Addington Park, Croydon. She was buried at Addington church on October 29. Her family, in her memory and according to her wish, made a bequest to supply the training, outfit, and convalescence or holiday of poor girls in Lambeth. The Women's University Settlement established a nurseship for the poor in Southwark as her memorial.
She never married, but had a long relationship with composer Ethel Smyth.
On October 21, 1890, she contracted diphtheria, probably while attending to the local poor, and died on October 27 at the family home, Addington Park, Croydon. She was buried at Addington church on October 29. Her family, in her memory and according to her wish, made a bequest to supply the training, outfit, and convalescence or holiday of poor girls in Lambeth. The Women's University Settlement established a nurseship for the poor in Southwark as her memorial.
She never married, but had a long relationship with composer Ethel Smyth.
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