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Barbara Bodichon

British educationalist, artist, feminist and activist for women's rights (1827-1891)
Person Human Q2370725

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[21]
Date of birth
April 8, 1827, 1827[2][10]
Date of death
June 11, 1891, 1891[4][11]
Place of birth
Whatlington
Place of death
Robertsbridge
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15]
Occupation
painter, salonnière, women's rights activist, journalist, economist, pedagogue, artist, suffragist, feminist, writer[5][6][7][8][9][16]
Field of work
law, feminism, female education, art[17][18][19][20]
Father
Benjamin Smith[12]
Mother
Anne Longden[13]
Spouse
Eugène Bodichon[14]
Sibling
William Leigh Smith, Benjamin Leigh Smith
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Birth name
Barbara Leigh Smith
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
English Female Artists, Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement, A Biographical Dictionary of Women Economists, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Victorian Women's Writing, A historical dictionary of British women
Given name
Barbara[22]
Has works in the collection
Yale Center for British Art, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
Number of children
+0
Relative
Florence Nightingale, William Nightingale[23]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon en Barbara Bodichon ar باربارا بوديكون cs Barbara Bodichon cs B. L. S. Bodichon cs Barbara Leigh Smith cs Bodichon de Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon es Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon fa باربارا بودیچون fr Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon fr Barbara leigh-smith bodichon he ברברה בודישון it Barbara Bodichon ja バーバラ・ボディション pt Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon pt Leigh Smith Bodichon ru Барбара Бодишон ru Бодишон Б. ru Бодишон Барбара
🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
0000000082243575
VIAF cluster ID
4583149108579568780001
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85011464
GND ID
124423272
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Barbara Bodichon (26510868211).jpg ↗
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/73041
Art UK artist ID
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Artist-info artist ID
293431
Artnet artist ID
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AskArt person ID
11017290
Athenaeum person ID
8007
Benezit ID
B00300336
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12044944b
Bridgeman artist ID
21219
British Museum person or institution ID
61205
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00539644
CLARA-ID
769
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
124423272
DUC ID
barbara-bodichon
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Barbara-Leigh-Smith-Bodichon
Europeana entity
agent/base/163902
FAST ID
149401
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
FamilySearch person ID
MR23-FDG
FemBio ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
88751826
Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
6000000042287718892
IdRef ID
028659686
J9U entity ID
987007280027505171
Kindred Britain ID
I12066
Libraries Australia ID
35019802
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
117997
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08537379
NDL Authority ID
001175594
NL CR AUT ID
vse20221141181
NLA Trove people ID
794099
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000466958
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00463
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073621625
Online Books Page author ID
Bodichon, Barbara Leigh Smith, 1827-1891
Open Library ID
OL819868A
OpenMLOL author ID
168718
Orlando author ID
bodiba
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
2755
Project Gutenberg author ID
58708
SBN author ID
USMV005967
SNAC ARK ID
w66q2v8m
UK National Archives ID
F52817
Union List of Artist Names ID
500021104
Watercolour World artist ID
barbara-leigh-smith-bodichon
WikiTree person ID
Leigh_Smith-1
WorldCat Entities ID
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YCBA agent ID
982

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Occupation 10
writer, journalist, artist, painter, economist, pedagogue, feminist, women's rights activist +2 more
Field of work 4
art, law, feminism, female education
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Founded entities 1
Girton College
Given name 1
Barbara
Has works in the collection 1
Yale Center for British Art
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Whatlington
Place of death 1
Robertsbridge
Sex or gender 1
female
Sibling 1
Benjamin Leigh Smith
Siblings 1
Benjamin Leigh Smith
Writing language 1
English
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Barbara Bodichon was born on April 8, 1827, in Whatlington.[1][2][3][4][5][6] She worked as a painter, salonnière, women's rights activist, journalist, economist, and pedagogue.[7][8][9][10] Her field included law, feminism, female education, and art.[10]

Her father was Benjamin Smith, and her mother was Anne Longden.[8][11][11] She had siblings William Leigh Smith and Benjamin Leigh Smith.[11] She married Eugène Bodichon.[11]

She died on June 11, 1891, in Robertsbridge.[1][2][4][5][6].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include law[17], a field of work[24]; feminism[18], a reform movement[25]; female education[19], a female topic[26]; and art[20], an academic major[27].

FAQs

Where was Barbara Bodichon born?

Barbara Bodichon was born in Whatlington[1].

Where did Barbara Bodichon die?

Barbara Bodichon died in Robertsbridge[3].

Who were Barbara Bodichon's parents?

Barbara Bodichon's father was Benjamin Smith[12]. Barbara Bodichon's mother was Anne Longden[13].

Who was Barbara Bodichon married to?

Barbara Bodichon's spouses include Eugène Bodichon[14].

What did Barbara Bodichon do for work?

Barbara Bodichon worked as painter[5], salonnière[6], women's rights activist[7], journalist[8], and economist[9].

Related Entities

art law United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . A Biographical Dictionary of Women Economists. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #58040: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Florence Nightingale, William Nightingale
    SBN author ID → USMV005967
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: USMV005967, batch #289587"
  3. 21w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon (Hastings).jpg
    "Created claim: Plaque image: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon (Hastings).jpg"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of children → {'amount': '+0'}
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Sibling → William Leigh Smith, Benjamin Leigh Smith
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30848: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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