Mary Astell (1666-1731) started a charity school for the daughters of pensioners in the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, for which she found a suitable site, raised funds, and planned the curriculum.
Reference;
Ruth Perry, ‘Astell, Mary (1666-1731)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2009 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/814 [accessed 18 Aug 2011]).
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