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Elizabeth Surr (née Grabham) (1825/6 - 1901) was an educational reformer. Born in Rochford, Essex in 1825 or 1826, she was the son of a surgeon. In 1852 she married Joseph Surr, a silk manufacturer and merchant in the City of London. In 1876 she was elected to the London School Board as a representative Finsbury. She believed that girls' education required women's guidance and care, and was in favour of secular teaching and unsectarian Bible instruction. She was re-elected in 1879, and stood down at the 1882 election.

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  • Elizabeth Surr (née Grabham) (1825/6 - 1901) was an educational reformer. Born in Rochford, Essex in 1825 or 1826, she was the son of a surgeon. In 1852 she married Joseph Surr, a silk manufacturer and merchant in the City of London. In 1876 she was elected to the London School Board as a representative Finsbury. She believed that girls' education required women's guidance and care, and was in favour of secular teaching and unsectarian Bible instruction. She was re-elected in 1879, and stood down at the 1882 election.
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  • Elizabeth Surr (née Grabham) (1825/6 - 1901) was an educational reformer. Born in Rochford, Essex in 1825 or 1826, she was the son of a surgeon. In 1852 she married Joseph Surr, a silk manufacturer and merchant in the City of London. In 1876 she was elected to the London School Board as a representative Finsbury. She believed that girls' education required women's guidance and care, and was in favour of secular teaching and unsectarian Bible instruction. She was re-elected in 1879, and stood down at the 1882 election. She emigrated with her family to San Diego, California in 1883. There she seems to have fallen into ill health and poverty. She died there in 1901. She wrote a number of books, one of which, 'Stories about Cats' can be downloaded here [1].
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