Frances Lupton
| Frances Lupton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Frances Elizabeth Greenhow 20 July 1821 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Died | 9 March 1892 (aged 70) Roundhay, Leeds, England |
| Known for | Female education reform |
| Spouse(s) | Francis Lupton |
Frances Elizabeth Lupton (née Greenhow; 20 July 1821 – 9 March 1892) was an Englishwoman of the Victorian era who worked to open up educational opportunities for women. She married into the politically active Lupton family of Leeds, in the North of England, where she co-founded the city's Girls' High School in 1876.
Lupton was born Frances Elizabeth Greenhow on 20 July 1821, into a medical family in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Her father, Thomas Michael Greenhow, co-founded the city's Eye Infirmary, with John Fife, and then Newcastle University Medical School. He worked at Newcastle Infirmary, renamed the Royal Victoria Infirmary, for many years and was instrumental in its expansion in the 1850s. One of Lupton's brothers was Henry Martineau Greenhow (1829–1912), who followed his father into medicine. He joined the Indian Medical Service and spent his career in British India, rising to surgeon major. He was a member of the garrison that withstood the Siege of Lucknow, a key part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.Edward Headlam Greenhow, Lupton's first cousin, was also a physician-educationalist, who made his mark in epidemiology and public health.
Her mother, Elizabeth Martineau, was from the political dynasty of that name. Many of the Martineaus were prosperous merchants in Birmingham, and nationally prominent as Unitarians, a branch of English Dissenters. (In the post-Blitz rebuilding of Essex Hall, the national headquarters for British Unitarians, the architect describes one of the main rooms to be named after the Martineaus.) Her mother's siblings included James, the religious philosopher and professor at Manchester New College, and Harriet, the social theorist and Whig writer, often cited as the first female sociologist. She was educated first at her aunt Rachel's school, but remained close to her aunt Harriet in adulthood. The Unitarian ethos of liberalism and service to society also stayed with her throughout her life.
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