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Flora Stevenson
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Painting of Flora Stevenson with her red LLD gown, 1904 by Alexander Ignatius Roche
Flora Stevenson with her red LLD gown, 1904 by Alexander Ignatius Roche
Born
Flora Clift Stevenson

(1839-10-30)30 October 1839
Glasgow, Scotland
Died28 September 1905(1905-09-28) (aged 65)
St Andrews, Scotland
Burial placeDean Cemetery, Edinburgh
Known for
  • • Campaigner for women's and girls' education
  • • One of the first two Scottish women to be elected to a School Board
  • • Flora Stevenson Primary School, Edinburgh is named for her
13 Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh

Flora Clift Stevenson (30 October 1839 – 28 September 1905) was a British social reformer with a special interest in education for poor or neglected children, and in education for girls and equal university access for women. She was one of the first women in the United Kingdom to be elected to a school board.[a]
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