Caroline Croom Robertson
Caroline Croom Robertson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1838 |
| Died | May 29, 1892 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Occupation | National Society for Women's Suffrage |
| Spouse | Prof. George Croom Robertson |
Caroline Anna Croom Robertson, born Caroline Anna Crompton (1838 – May 29, 1892) was a British suffragist and college administrator. She was the secretary and later bursar of Girton College, Cambridge - the first university college in England to admit women.
Life
Robertson was born in Liverpool in 1838 as the fourth daughter of Justice Charles Crompton. She was named Caroline after her mother. Her large family included Mary who married into the family of Emily Davies and the positivist Henry Crompton.
In 1872 she married George Croom Robertson who became her husband and partner. He was the Grote professor of mind and logic at University College, London. He was a follower of Bain and their friend John Stuart Mill.[1] They were both involved in social work and they were members of the National Society for Women's Suffrage.[1]
She became the secretary and later bursar of Girton College, Cambridge - the first university college in England to admit women.
Robertson died in Kensington Park Gardens in London in 1892. One thousand pounds was left to the New Hospital for Women to create the "Caroline Croom Robertson" bed.[2] She was buried in the same churchyard as her father and later that year her husband joined her.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Robertson, Caroline Anna Croom (1837/8–1892), college administrator". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48679. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ^ Balfour, Lady Frances (2019-12-11). Dr. Elsie Inglis. Good Press.
- ^ "Caroline Anna Crompton Robertson (1838-1892) -..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.