Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Society founded in London in 1826 to publish cheap and accessible works on scientific and artistic subjects.
British schools
Establishments offering education to the children of Nonconformist parents, initially run by a single teacher using the monitorial system.
National schools
Schools set up by Anglican clergy and their local supporters, initially run by single teachers using the monitorial system.
Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick
Physics researcher, activist for the higher education of women, Principal of Newnham College of the University of Cambridge, and a leading figure in the Society for Psychical Research.