MIRY See also:

• CARPENTER, LANT (1780-1840)
• MIRY CARPENTER (1807-1877)
• CARPENTER, WILLIAM BENJAMIN (1813-1885)

CARPENTER (1807-1877)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English educational and social reformer, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 3rd of See also:

• APRIL

April 1807 at See also:

• EXETER
• EXETER, EARL, MARQUESS AND DUKE OF

Exeter, where her See also:

• FATHER

father, Dr Lant See also:

• CARPENTER, LANT (1780-1840)
• CARPENTER, MIRY (1807-1877)
• CARPENTER, WILLIAM BENJAMIN (1813-1885)

Carpenter, was Unitarian See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister . In 1817 the See also:

• FAMILY

family removed to See also:

• BRISTOL
• BRISTOL, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF
• BRISTOL, GEORGE DIGBY, 2ND EARL OF1 (1612-1677)
• BRISTOL, JOHN DIGBY, 1ST EARL OF 6 (1580-1653)

Bristol, where Dr Carpenter was called to the See also:

• MINISTRY

ministry of Lewin's See also:

• MEAD
• MEAD, LARKIN GOLDSMITH (1835— )
• MEAD, RICHARD (1673—1754)

Mead See also:

• MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)

Meeting . As a See also:

• CHILD
• CHILD, FRANCIS JAMES (1825-1896)
• CHILD, L
• CHILD, LYDIA MARIA (1802-1880)
• CHILD, SIR FRANCIS (1642-1713)
• CHILD, SIR JOHN (d. 1690)
• CHILD, SIR JOSIAH (163o - 1699)

child See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary Carpenter was unusually See also:

• EARNEST (probably a corruption of the obsolete arles or erles, adapted from Lat. equivalent arrha, due to a confusion with the adjective " earnest," serious, O. Eng. eornust, cognate with Ger. ernst)

earnest, with a deep religious vein and a remarkable thoroughness in everything she undertook . She was educated in her father's school for boys, learning Latin, See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek and See also:

• MATHEMATICS (Gr. /saBnµar1Kil, Sc. vOcvn or E7rlQTt'µn; from p iN.La, "learning" or "science ")

mathematics, and other subjects at that See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time not generally taught to girls . She See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early showed an aptitude for teaching, taking a class in the See also:

• SUNDAY

Sunday school, and 'afterwards helping her father with his pupils . When Dr Carpenter gave up his school in 1829, his daughters opened a school for girls under Mrs Carpenter's superintendence . In 1833 the See also:

• RAJA

raja Rammohun See also:

• ROY, WILLIAM (1726-1790)

Roy visited Bristol, and inspired See also:

• MISS

Miss Carpenter with a warm See also:

• INTEREST

interest in See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India; and Dr See also:

• JOSEPH
• JOSEPH, COMTE DE (1785-1870)
• JOSEPH, FATHER (FRANCOIS LECLERC DU TREMBLAY) (1577-1638)

Joseph Tuckerman of See also:

• BOSTON
• BOSTON, THOMAS (1676-1732)

Boston about the same time aroused her sympathies for the See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition of destitute See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children . Her See also:

• LIFE

life-See also:

• WORK

work began with her taking See also:

• PART

part in organizing, in 1835, a " Working and Visiting Society," of which she was secretary for twenty years . In 1843, her interest in See also:

• NEGRO (from Lat. eager, black)

negro emancipation was aroused by a visit from-Dr S . G . See also:

• HOWE
• HOWE, EIJAS (1819 — 1867)
• HOWE, JOHN (1630-17o6)
• HOWE, JOSEPH (1804–1873)
• HOWE, JULIA WARD (1819–1910)
• HOWE, RICHARD HOWE, EARL (1726-1799)
• HOWE, SAMUEL GRIDLEY (1801-1876)
• HOWE, WILLIAM HOWE, 5TH VISCOUNT (1729-1814)

Howe . Her interest in See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general educational work was also growing .

A See also:

• BILL

bill introduced in this See also:

• YEAR

year "to make See also:

• PROVISION (Lat. provisio)

provision for the better See also:

• EDUCATION

education of children in manufacturing districts," as a first See also:

• INSTALMENT (for earlier stallment or estallment, from Fr. estaler, to fix, arrange; the change is probably due to the influence of the verb " install ")

instalment of a See also:

• SCHEME (Lat. schema, Gr. oxfjya, figure, form, from the root axe, seen in exeiv, to have, hold, to be of such shape, form, &c.)

scheme of See also:

• NATIONAL

national education, failed to pass, largely owing to See also:

• NONCONFORMIST

Nonconformist opposition, and private effort became doubly necessary . So-called " Ragged See also:

• SCHOOLS

Schools sprang up in many places, and Miss Carpenter conceived the See also:

• PLAN
• PLAN (from Lat. planes, flat)

plan of starting one in Lewin's Mead . To this was added a See also:

• NIGHT

night-school for adults . In spite of many difficulties this was rendered a success, chiefly owing to Miss Carpenter's ulpvyearied See also:

• ENTHUSIASM

enthusiasm and remarkable organizing See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power . In 1848 the closing of their own private school gave Miss Carpenter more leisure for philanthropic and See also:

• LITERARY

literary work . She published a memoir of Dr Tuckerman, and a See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of articles on ragged schools, which appeared in the Inquirer and were afterwards collected in See also:

• BOOK

book See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form . This was followed in 1851 by Reformatory Schools for the Children of the Perishing and Dangerous Classes, and for Juvenile Offenders . She sketched out three classes of schools as urgently needed: — (1) See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• FREE

free See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day-schools; (2) feeding See also:

• INDUSTRIAL

industrial schools; (3) reformatory schools . This book See also:

• DREW
• DREW, SAMUEL (1765-1833)

drew public See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention to her work, and from that time onwards she was See also:

• DRAWN

drawn into See also:

• PERSONAL

personal intercourse with leading thinkers and workers . She was consulted in the drafting of educational bills, and invited to give See also:

• EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence before See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons committees . To test the See also:

• PRACTICAL

practical value of her theories, she herself started a reformatory school at Bristol, and in 1852 she published Juvenile Delinquents, their Condition and Treatment, which largely helped on the passing of the Juvenile Offenders See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act in 1854 . Now that the principle of reformatory schools was established, Miss Carpenter returned to her plea for free day-schools, contending that the ragged schools were entitled to pecuniary aid from the See also:

• ANNUAL

annual See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

• GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
• GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
• GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
• GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
• GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
• GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
• GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
• GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
• GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
• GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
• GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
• GRANT, U
• GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)

grant .

At the See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford meeting of the See also:

• BRITISH

British Association (186o) she read a See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper on this subject, and, mainly owing to her instigation, a See also:

• CONFERENCE

conference on ragged schools in relation to See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government grants v . 13for education was held at See also:

• BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham (1860 . In 2866 Miss Carpenter was at last able to carry out a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long-cherished plan of visiting India, where she found herself an honoured See also:

• GUEST (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Gast, and Swed. gust; cognate with Lat. hostis, originally a stranger, hence enemy; cf. " host " )
• GUEST, EDWIN (1800–188o)

guest . She visited See also:

• CALCUTTA

Calcutta, See also:

• MADRAS

Madras and Bombay, inaugurated the See also:

• BENGAL
• BENGAL, BAY OF

Bengal Social See also:

• SCIENCE (Lat. scientia, from scire; to learn, know)

Science Association, and drew up a memorial to the See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor-general dealing with See also:

• FEMALE

female education, reformatory schools and the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of gaols . This visit was followed by others in r868 and 1869 . Her See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt to found a female normal school was unsuccessful at the time, owing to the inadequate previous education of the See also:

• WOMEN

women, but afterwards such colleges were founded by government . A start, however, was made with a See also:

• MODEL (0. Fr. modelle, mod. modele; It. modello, pattern, mould; from Lat. modus, measure, standard)

model See also:

• HINDU

Hindu girls' school, and here she had the co-operation of native gentlemen . Her last visit to India took See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in 1875, two years before her See also:

• DEATH

death, when she had the See also:

• SATISFACTION (Lat. salisfacerc, to satisfy)

satisfaction of seeing many of her schemes successfully established . At the meeting of the See also:

• PRISON (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. prehensio, seizure)

prison See also:

• CONGRESS (Lat. congressus, coming together, from congredi; cum, with, and gradus, step)

congress in 1872 she read a paper on " Women's Work in the See also:

• REFORMATION
• REFORMATION, THE

Reformation of Women Convicts." Her work now began to attract attention abroad . Princess Alice of See also:

• HESSE
• HESSE (Lat. Hessia, Ger. Hessen)

Hesse summoned her to See also:

• DARMSTADT

Darmstadt to organize a Women's Congress . Thence she went to See also:

• NEUCHATEL
• NEUCHATEL (Ger. Neuenburg)
• NEUCHATEL, LAKE OF

Neuchatel to study the prison See also:

• SYSTEM

system of Dr See also:

• GUILLAUME
• GUILLAUME, JEAN BAPTISTE CLAUDE EUGENE (1822-1905)

Guillaume, and in 1873 to See also:

• AMERICA

America, where she was enthusiastically received . Miss Carpenter watched with interest the 'increased activity of women during the busy 'seventies .

She warmly supported the See also:

• MOVEMENT

movement for their higher education, and herself signed the memorial to the university of See also:

• LONDON

London in favour of admitting them to medical degrees . She died at Bristol on the 14th of See also:

• JUNE

June 1877, having lived to see the accomplishment of nearly all the reforms for which she had worked and hoped . (A .