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Topic: Re:Re:Blue Plaques For Women In Wandsworth
Posted by: Ivonne Holliday
Date/Time: 24/09/25 13:37:00

Hello Elizabeth,

Interesting information about Eleanor Roosevelt.  I did a quick search and, from Wikipedia:

"Roosevelt was tutored privately and with the encouragement of her aunt Anna "Bamie" Roosevelt, she was sent to Allenswood Academy at the age of 15, a private finishing school in Wimbledon, London, England,[26] where she was educated from 1899 to 1902. The headmistress, Marie Souvestre, was a noted educator who sought to cultivate independent thinking in young women though a rigorous curriculum. Souvestre took a special interest in Roosevelt, who learned to speak French fluently and gained self-confidence."

Information on Allensworth Boarding Academy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allenswood_Boarding_Academy

Allenswood House was located on a large tract of land between Albert Drive and Wimbledon Park Road,[1][2] in Southfields in the London Borough of Wandsworth, England.

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Blue Plaques For Women In Wandsworth23/09/25 13:02:00 Miles Thompson
   Re:Blue Plaques For Women In Wandsworth24/09/25 10:02:00 Elizabeth Balsom
      Re:Re:Blue Plaques For Women In Wandsworth24/09/25 13:18:00 Miles Thompson
         Re:Re:Re:Blue Plaques For Women In Wandsworth24/09/25 13:56:00 Jonathan Callaway
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Blue Plaques For Women In Wandsworth24/09/25 16:23:00 Miles Thompson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Blue Plaques For Women In Wandsworth06/10/25 13:47:00 Michael Brigo
      Re:Re:Blue Plaques For Women In Wandsworth24/09/25 13:37:00 Ivonne Holliday
         Reply24/09/25 14:03:00 Martine Guy
         Re:Re:Re:Blue Plaques For Women In Wandsworth24/09/25 14:53:00 Elizabeth Balsom
            Reply06/10/25 12:09:00 Martine Guy
   Re:Blue Plaques For Women In Wandsworth06/10/25 13:24:00 Miles Thompson
      Reply06/10/25 13:39:00 Martine Guy
         Re:Reply06/10/25 13:50:00 Miles Thompson
            Reply06/10/25 14:23:00 Martine Guy
               Re:Reply06/10/25 17:02:00 Andy Pike
                  Re:Re:Reply07/10/25 07:48:00 Miles Thompson
                     Re:Re:Re:Reply07/10/25 16:53:00 Victoria Diamond
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply07/10/25 17:16:00 Jackie Lever
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply07/10/25 18:13:00 Miles Thompson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply07/10/25 20:35:00 Jonathan Callaway
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply07/10/25 22:31:00 Miles Thompson
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply08/10/25 16:31:00 Victoria Diamond

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