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Quick facts for kids Maria Georgina Grey | |
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| Born | Maria Georgina Shirreff 7 March 1816 Blackheath, London |
| Died | 19 September 1906 Kensington, London |
| Education | Paris |
| Occupation | Educationist |
| Spouse(s) | William Grey |
Maria Georgina Grey (néeShirreff; 7 March 1816 – 19 September 1906), also known as Mrs William Grey, was a British educationist and writer who promoted women's education and was one of the founders of the organisation that became the Girls' Day School Trust.
The college she founded was named in her honour the Maria Grey Training College.
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Maria Georgina Shirreff was born on 7 March 1816 in Blackheath, London.
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She was the third daughter of Admiral William Henry and Elizabeth Anne Shirreff. Out of her three sisters, Caroline (b. 1812), Emily (b. 1814), and Katherine (b. 1818), Maria was very close to her elder sister Emily Shirreff, who would later become her collaborator in her wr