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From around 1759 to 1768 Hannah supervised the care of children by nurses in her local area as an Inspector, a voluntary yet important role to the Hospital's operation and the expansion of care for foundling children in the [[18th century|eighteenth century]].<ref name=":0">Kathleen Palmer, 'The assistance of the fair sex', article in Ladies of Quality and Distinction Exhibition Catalogue, pp.16 - 17, p.16. Foundling Museum, London, 2018. https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/events/ladies-of-quality-distinction/</ref> It is thought that her sister Naomi Southby was also an Inspector, a connection which reflects the shared role of women Inspectors amidst familial and social networks.<ref>A/FH/A/6/1/12/17/8. Foundling Hospital Archive, London Metropolitan Archives</ref> |
From around 1759 to 1768 Hannah supervised the care of children by nurses in her local area as an Inspector, a voluntary yet important role to the Hospital's operation and the expansion of care for foundling children in the [[18th century|eighteenth century]].<ref name=":0">Kathleen Palmer, 'The assistance of the fair sex', article in Ladies of Quality and Distinction Exhibition Catalogue, pp.16 - 17, p.16. Foundling Museum, London, 2018. https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/events/ladies-of-quality-distinction/</ref> It is thought that her sister Naomi Southby was also an Inspector, a connection which reflects the shared role of women Inspectors amidst familial and social networks.<ref>A/FH/A/6/1/12/17/8. Foundling Hospital Archive, London Metropolitan Archives</ref> |
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Kathleen Palmer asserts that the involvement of women like Hannah "in the business of an organisation with national reach, on equal terms with their male counterparts, was unprecedented".<ref name=":0" /> |
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Hannah's will indicates that she left a generous gift of £800 to |
Hannah's will indicates that she left a generous gift of £800 to endow parish [[almshouses]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D559490|title=National Archives, Will of Hannah Aldworth, PROB 11/1042/307|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Parry |first1=Francis Charles |title=An Account of the Charitable Donations to Places Within the County of Berks |date=1818 |publisher=R. and A. Taylor |page=107}}</ref> She died "greatly and deservedly respected".<ref>E. Slocock, ''Incidents connected with the Slocock Family of Newbury, Berks, from 1666-1800 AD'', 1938; V.F.M Garlick, ''Newbury Charities and Gifts'' (1972), p. 54.</ref> |
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== Legacy == |
== Legacy == |
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Hannah Aldworth (? - 1778) was an English philanthropist and Inspector in charge of supervising the care of foundling children in the Newbury area for the Foundling Hospital in London.
Early life
Hannah was one of the daughters of Samuel Slocock, a prosperous brewer in the Newbury area.[1]
Career
From around 1759 to 1768 Hannah supervised the care of children by nurses in her local area as an Inspector, a voluntary yet important role to the Hospital's operation and the expansion of care for foundling children in the eighteenth century.[2] It is thought that her sister Naomi Southby was also an Inspector, a connection which reflects the shared role of women Inspectors amidst familial and social networks.[3]
Kathleen Palmer asserts that the involvement of women like Hannah "in the business of an organisation with national reach, on equal terms with their male counterparts, was unprecedented".[2]
Hannah's will indicates that she left a generous gift of £800 to endow parish almshouses.[4][5] She died "greatly and deservedly respected".[6]
Legacy
Her portrait now hangs in the St Nicolas Church in Newbury.[7]
References
- ^ Correspondence of the Foundling Hospital inspectors in Berkshire, 1757-68. Clark, Gillian (Independent researcher), Berkshire Record Society. Reading: Berkshire Record Society. 1994. ISBN 0952494604. OCLC 32203580.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Kathleen Palmer, 'The assistance of the fair sex', article in Ladies of Quality and Distinction Exhibition Catalogue, pp.16 - 17, p.16. Foundling Museum, London, 2018. https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/events/ladies-of-quality-distinction/
- ^ A/FH/A/6/1/12/17/8. Foundling Hospital Archive, London Metropolitan Archives
- ^ "National Archives, Will of Hannah Aldworth, PROB 11/1042/307".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Parry, Francis Charles (1818). An Account of the Charitable Donations to Places Within the County of Berks. R. and A. Taylor. p. 107.
- ^ E. Slocock, Incidents connected with the Slocock Family of Newbury, Berks, from 1666-1800 AD, 1938; V.F.M Garlick, Newbury Charities and Gifts (1972), p. 54.
- ^ 'The borough of Newbury', in A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4, ed. William Page and P H Ditchfield (London, 1924), pp. 130-155. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4/pp130-155 [accessed 18 November 2018]