Inscription
Bedford College for Women University of London, founded here in 1849 by Elizabeth Jesser Reid.
Site: Bedford College & E Jesser Reid (1 memorial)
WC1, Bedford Square, 48
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bedford College & E Jesser Reid
Subjects commemorated i
Bedford College for Women, University of London
Founded by Elizabeth Jesser Reid as the Ladies College, the first higher educ...
Elizabeth Jesser Reid
Founder of Bedford College, anti-slavery activist and philanthropist. Her Wi...
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