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Julia Prinsep Stephen (née Jackson; formerly Duckworth; 7 February 1846 – 5 May 1895) was an English Pre-Raphaelite model and philanthropist. She was the wife of the biographer Leslie Stephen and mother of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, members of the Bloomsbury Group.
Julia Stephen, ‘Agnostic Women’ (1880) Julia Stephen was a philanthropist, writer, and celebrated beauty, whose defence of the ‘agnostic woman’ – though unpublished in her lifetime – presented a powerful argument for the right of women to religious scepticism.
Jan 8, 2014 · Julia Stephen - biographical sketch on her relationship to Virginia Woolf and other members of the Bloomsbury Group, including her husband Leslie Stephen Mantex Tutorials, Study Guides & More
Oct 22, 2020 · Julia Stephen: From Freshwater Bay To The Lighthouse – Journal of Victorian Culture Online. October 22, 2020 Kimberly Eve Victorians Beyond the Academy, Victorians on Display. Pity has no creed. We are bound to these sufferers by the tie of sisterhood and while life lasts we will help, soothe, and, if we can, love them.
Julia Prinsep Stephen ( née Jackson; formerly Duckworth; 7 February 1846 – 5 May 1895) was an English Pre-Raphaelite model and philanthropist. She was the wife of the biographer Leslie Stephen and mother of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, members of the Bloomsbury Group.
Foreword. My search to find out about the elusive Julia Prinsep Stephen (pictured), mother of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell. Chapter 1: Indian Roots (c.1772–1837) The Jackson family background – Julia’s great grandfather, Captain George Jackson (pictured) and his voyage on the Princess Royal round the South China Seas.
Apr 17, 2014 · Based on the evidence of this book, Julia Stephen seems to have been ideally suited to the profession—a tireless caregiver with a great deal of compassion and consideration for the dignity of invalids. The same compassion is palpable in Virginia Woolf’s essay “On Being Ill,” published in her friend T. S. Eliot’s New Criterion in 1926 ...
