née eighteenth century english writer mainly known associations literary figures day particularly work children education born bath following death mother raised wife elizabeth returned father house formed close friendship daughter having romantic engagement having declined hand thomas day married second wife living family estate ireland till helped raise children marriage including children returning england fell ill tuberculosis dying subject number poems husband developed concepts childhood education resulting series books based observations children known stand women rights vigorous rejection proposal day outlined views equality marriage life early life born daughter essex bath father major appointment court gentleman usher parents married children second surviving daughter years old mother died father found unable care children friends relations offered adoption family seven years younger thirteen year old moved home family friends wife elizabeth family lived bishop palace cathedral close lost children daughters uncommon time brought variously described adopted foster sister describes younger sister sarah met returning walk poem anniversary initially attached sarah closer age sarah died age nineteen thirteen following sarah death responsibility anna older sister anna affection describes visions written days sister death poem expresses hope flower replace sister refers parents affections life health fragile experiencing bout tuberculosis later claim life age believed detected signs thirteen writing dear child live fearing notwithstanding clear health cheek eyes early expansion intelligence sensibility little mortal nature long low pain authority worse pride frequently storms ingenious spirits scattered earth education came influence raised progressive views female education expressed poem female right literature described clever interested science anna developed great love literature accomplished scholar attending day school fluent french translating older foster sister wife attitudes education girls progressive relative times means excessively liberal subjects taught theology read appreciate write poetry considered considered conventional drawing room accomplishments encouraged away traditional female roles notable including languages science left free pursue regard end exposed circle learned men frequented lived centre literary circle including children encouraged participate conversations anna later relates relationships lived roof thirteen years formed close friendship given rise speculation exact nature located tradition female friendship forming basis body works authors differ interpretation relationship women suggested lesbian supported term relates eighteenth century concepts identity hand argues based examination correspondence poetry generally based lesbian poetic canon relationship women frequently cited reputation intelligence beauty commented including described fresh beautiful young day star fair beams spring seventeen briefly engaged swiss born merchant relationship fostered wrote major british officer hanged spy americans respective parents support attachment reasons financial status christmas thomas day like members met places spending increasing amounts time household fallen married declined offer marriage thomas day gives account letter rejection stating contained excellent answer day arguments favour rights men clear view rights women continues determined views role women rights marriage admit control husband actions feel society necessary preserve female virtue secure domestic happiness terms reasonable equality supposed mutual confidence best said day decidedly declared determination live perfect usually called world fit decidedly declare change present mode life reason dissatisfied dark system proposed father moved london family daughters nineteen anna viewed friend departure considerable dismay day distressed rejection transferred affections fifth daughter care wife abbey niece inclined accept day comments affected intercourse perceived superiority miss capacity sentiments subjects delivered air conscious worth command attention capable female excellence person graceful features beautiful expression thing said time life saw woman picture perfection existed imagination continued describing marriage vulnerable attributes share learned gentlemen circle believed noticed effect friend having regularly place actions best light benefit elimination day hand placed difficult situation resolved end moving work autumn marriage marriage ireland march wife gave birth fifth child age days later died fever avoid leaving wife care day learning death wife travelled london consulted day situation learning remained good health promptly headed intention proposing offer accepted immediately mention conventional waiting period opposed daughter marriage couple married july marrying problems family estates ireland required couple immediately ireland marriage step mother surviving children wife ranging seven months years age richard maria writer right encountering new family observed maria aged exhibiting problems expressed views consistent punishment keys ensuring good behaviour children view proceeded practice believed discipline needed imposed age late case older children imposed strict discipline following period ill health sent away boarding school derby later london death similarly older brother richard sent went sea saw later comment difficult years new role children role relatives advised soon pregnant giving birth daughter died age sixteen second child inherited property born following year june children raised according system refined modified considered early educational efforts failure older children marriage growing sent away school readily concurred new wife rules seen little early years return england years ireland moved england taking residence despite despair loss friend maintained regular correspondence visits suddenly ceased event anna blamed father temporary absence business ireland spring fell ill fever let house join return consulted opinion illness severe thought consumption brief bout age advised returning ireland moving closer stayed house temporarily vacant consulting wide range physicians including physician staying day near london close medical care received news eventually rented near closer darwin circle drew april death years returning died consumption morning surrounded husband youngest sister charlotte servant buried nearby church plaque wall box bears witness life died years marriage age predecessor disease taken life mother maternal soon claim life young daughter younger sister elizabeth seven years later elizabeth children charlotte henry brother affected consumption time thought hereditary weakness carried family death married younger sister stating dying wish speculates marriage convenience sake children technically legal marry wife sister marriage considered opposed bishop couple fled london married christmas day thomas day witness proceeding live scandal given rise charitable interpretations actions direct evidence support drawn month life refers woman shall think worthy wear long shall love referring cameo owned work practical education jointly developed concept practical education principle new 1820s having determined years attempt raise eldest son richard according principles failure determined find better methods birth child embarked plan partly inspired write series books children trying methods years old published anna delighted find girls learned read weeks england closer contact intellectuals lunar society determined design plan education children started reviewing existing literature childhood education including addition proceeded document observations behaviour children developed practical system end suggested start reading work started recording extensive notes observations children dialogues final book richard state opinion art education considered experimental science failures past following theory practice set applying emerging principles educational psychology actual practice education reading theory determined reason successful child reading rewarded departing radically associated pleasure conceived title work husband wrote version children book practical education history harry daughter begun privately published february vol book tells simple story parents model children harry carry domestic ask parents questions answers deemed educational children explain discoveries learn presented forms learning originally conceived intended second series books remaining parts remained original plan collaborative work contributed members ambitious project designed fill perceived major deficiencies field technical scientific education introduce early ideas morality science academic disciplines developing mind young child premature death sister elizabeth continued work role wife final version book authored richard published sister elizabeth deaths revised maria early lessons reality family project contributed number members extend years death observed wife death familiar experimental method science surprised find educational theory based little evidence set apply experimental science child education devised executed recorded experiments children conceived executed register volumes reaction children new knowledge experience given interest applying experimental science field child education observed questions children asked solved problems extensive example recorded dialogue given richard practical education formed basis essays professional education library short story manuscript dated fragments attributed parents principles childhood education profound influence career writer children early contact members taken keen interest science attribute drew intention considered inventor following marriage worked projects words excellent legacy little words survived image largely eyes particular listed members associates educated upper class literary women traditional female accomplishments formed close female friendships depiction effect consumption symbol disease eighteenth century culture work started educational psychology prove immensely influential nineteenth century literature lesbian relationships female friendship growing household members childhood friend developed relatively progressive views times status women equality marriage key female education entered marriage understanding equal partners work anna later values promote late eighteenth early nineteenth century britain ancestors modern today position women rights best remembered thomas day theory perfect wife mentions possession wished modeled figure brother edward drawn miniature portrait left cousin image issued factory right subject poems married subject anger continued write affection long death addition poetry appears semi character play major tragedy acts produced new_york plaque buried north wall tower reads appendix persons mentioned foster family extended family literary acquaintances thomas day husband children influences artists
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