Guild of Play

Historical girls' education initiative

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The Guild of Play was founded by Dame Grace Kimmins (1871–1954) and others from the Passmore Edwards Settlement to provide structured play for city girls.

Objective

To provide a civilising influence away from the city streets by reviving the old Merrie England idealised lifestyle.

Related organisations

The Bermondsey Settlement
The Chailey Heritage
The Guild of the Poor Brave Things
The Passmore Edwards Settlement

Related people of influence

John Passmore Edwards
Millicent Garrett Fawcett
Hugh Price Hughes and wife Katherine
Lord Llangattock
Mary Neal
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (sometimes written Emmeline Pethick, or with the hyphen omitted)
Mary Ward
Brian Kimmins